Deganwy railway station

Deganwy National Rail
Deganwy signal box and station
Location
Place Deganwy
Local authority Conwy
Grid reference SH779790
Operations
Station code DGY
Managed by Arriva Trains Wales
Number of platforms 2
DfT category F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2012/13 Decrease 11,174
2013/14 Increase 11,378
2014/15 Decrease 10,874
2015/16 Increase 11,062
2016/17 Decrease 9,854
History
1866 Opened
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Deganwy from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Deganwy railway station serves the small town of Deganwy, Wales, and is the only intermediate station located on the branch line from Llandudno Junction (on the North Wales Coast Line from Crewe to Holyhead) to Llandudno.

History

The station was built by the London and North Western Railway in 1866 together with adjacent wharfs on the Conwy Estuary to which it was planned to bring dressed slate from Blaenau Ffestiniog for export by sea. These wharfs have been redeveloped in the 21st century for housing and marina facilities. The station retains its signal box and semaphore signalling.

Facilities

The station buildings have been demolished and replaced by small shelters but arriving passengers must still cross the line by the original footbridge. No ticketing facilities are provided, so passenger must buy tickets on the train or prior to travel. Train running information is offered via timetable posters and telephone. Step-free access to both platforms is available, though this requires the use of the station level crossing for Llandudno-bound passengers.[1]

Services

There are hourly through services on weekdays to Manchester Piccadilly via Colwyn Bay, Abergele, Rhyl, Prestatyn, Flint, Shotton, Chester and Warrington

There are four trains per day running along the Conwy Valley Line calling at stations such as Llanrwst, Betws-y-coed as well as Blaenau Ffestiniog

Arriva Trains Wales also provide a regular shuttle between Llandudno, Deganwy and Llandudno Junction. Llandudno Junction serves as an interchange with good connections for services heading towards Bangor and Holyhead as well as services to Birmingham New Street, London and South Wales.

Sunday trains only operate during the summer months (May timetable change until mid-September) - these operate only as a shuttle between Llandudno & Llandudno Junction (except for two return trips over the Conwy Valley line) from 10.00am until the early evening.[2]

Trains at Deganwy stop at request only.

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Notes

  1. ↑ Deganwy station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 13 January 2017
  2. ↑ Table 81 National Rail timetable, December 2016

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Bala to Llandudno. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 110-113. ISBN 9781906008871. OCLC 668198724.
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2012). Rhyl to Bangor. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 58-63. ISBN 9781908174154. OCLC 859594415.

Coordinates: 53°17′42″N 3°49′59″W / 53.295°N 3.833°W / 53.295; -3.833

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