Fairbourne railway station

Fairbourne
Fairbourne
Location
Place	Fairbourne
Local authority	Gwynedd
Coordinates	52.696°N 4.049°W
Grid reference	SH616128
Operations
Station code	FRB
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Number of platforms	1
DfT category	F2
	Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections; from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15	44,138
2015/16	44,516
2016/17	42,146
2017/18	40,512
2018/19	41,420
History
Original company	Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway
Pre-grouping	Cambrian Railways
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
3 July 1865	Opened as Barmouth Ferry
3 June 1867	Closed
6 June 1899	Reopened as Fairbourne
	National Rail – UK railway stations
	Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Fairbourne from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.;

Fairbourne railway station serves the village of Fairbourne in Gwynedd, Wales. It is an unstaffed station on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services to Barmouth, Harlech, Porthmadog, Pwllheli, Tywyn, Aberdovey, Machynlleth and Shrewsbury.

The 12¼ inch gauge Fairbourne Railway has a separate station nearby from which narrow gauge trains run the 2 miles from Fairbourne to Barmouth Ferry (Penrhyn Point).

History

The station first opened on 3 July 1865 and closed on 3 June 1867, during which time it was named Barmouth Ferry. It reopened as Fairbourne on 6 June 1899.[1]

Services

Preceding station	National Rail		Following station
Llwyngwril		Transport for Wales Cambrian Coast Line	Morfa Mawddach
	Heritage railways
Change for Fairbourne station on the Fairbourne Railway

References

Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 27, 93. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

External links

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Train times and station information for Fairbourne railway station from National Rail

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[1] Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 27, 93. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)