Barmouth railway station () serves the seaside town of Barmouth in Gwynedd, Wales. The station is on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services northbound to Pwllheli and southbound to Machynlleth and Shrewsbury. To the south of the station, the railway crosses the Afon Mawddach on the Barmouth Bridge. The location is between Morfa Mawddach and Llanaber, from Whitchurch, measured via Oswestry. Transport for Wales manage the station and provide all services.
History
The station, opened on 5 June 1867, originally extended further south, with a platform for trains to Dolgellau and Ruabon on the south side of the level crossing. This platform became disused following the closure of the Dolgellau line in 1965,Steam World magazine October 2012 but remained in situ with its waiting room until the early 1990s. The station was resited to its current location on 7 May 1873.
The station signal box, also on the south side of the level crossing, became disused in the 1980s as the Cambrian Line's traditional signalling system was replaced with radio signalling (RETB). After lying derelict for several years, it was moved to on the preserved Llangollen Railway.
2014 storm damage From 3 January 2014, train services were suspended due to major infrastructure damage at several locations along the line caused by storm-force winds and the resultant tidal surges. Part of the sea wall to the north near was swept away, leading to severe damage to the formation which closed the line for 5 months, whilst further south a section of embankment at Tonfannau was washed out. Network Rail restored service to Barmouth from the south on 10 February 2014, and the line as far north as Harlech in May the same year."Section of Cambrian Coast line damaged by ferocious storms to reopen in May ahead of schedule"Wales Online article 21 March 2014; Retrieved 12 October 2016 The northern end of the route beyond remained closed until 1 September 2014 due to the reconstruction of the Pont Briwet viaduct.
Facilities
The southbound platform was improved in 2003 and is now home to Barmouth's tourist information centre. The station has a staffed ticket office, independently operated for many years, and the tourist information centre provides a travel information service and gift shop. There are no toilets within the station building. There are help points, ticket machines and cycle storage.
Passenger volume +Passenger volume at Barmouth2004–052005–062006–072007–082008–092009–102010–112011–122012–132013–142014–152015–162016–172017–182018–192019–202020–212021–222022–232023–242024–25Entries and exits162,219159,750127,982139,844144,686156,570167,268173,762167,324150,288173,272191,802185,586186,824197,922195,64452,848124,896170,358177,776236,854 The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services Trains operate every two hours in each direction, southbound to , & and northbound to (a limited number also originate or terminate here). On Sundays, there are a few services each way, with extra trains in the summer.eNRT May 2026 Edition, Table 076 (Network Rail) All services at Barmouth are provided by Transport for Wales using its Class 158 DMUs.
Community rail The station, along with all others on the Cambrian Line, is part of the Cambrian Railway Partnership, a community rail organisation.
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