Tonfanau railway station

Tonfanau
Tonfanau
Location
Place	Tonfanau
Local authority	Gwynedd
Coordinates	52.614°N 4.124°W
Grid reference	SH563038
Operations
Station code	TNF
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	3,258
2015/16	3,074
2016/17	2,758
2017/18	3,292
2018/19	3,058
	National Rail – UK railway stations
	Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Tonfanau from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.;

Tonfanau railway station is a railway stop that serves Tonfanau in Gwynedd, Wales. The station is located alongside the ruins of the army base it once served and only a couple of occupied buildings can be found within the surrounding area.

History

British Rail requested the permission of the Secretary of State for Transport to close Tonfanau and three other Cambrian Coast stations (namely Abererch, Llandecwyn and Tygwyn) during the mid-1990s. Their winter 1995/96 timetable featured only one northbound and three southbound trains Mondays to Saturdays, with a note that the service may be withdrawn before 1 June 1996.[1] Permission for the closure was refused and the station structure has had to be upgraded to meet modern standards with a new platform, signage and platform lighting. Unusually, the remote location of the station relative to mains services has led to its lighting being powered by its own miniature wind turbine.

Services

The station is an unstaffed halt on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services to Barmouth, Harlech, Porthmadog and Pwllheli northbound and Tywyn, Aberdovey, Machynlleth and Shrewsbury. Most southbound trains continue through to Birmingham New Street and Birmingham International.[2] Trains stop on request.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Tywyn		Transport for Wales Cambrian Coast Line		Llwyngwril

References

Regional Railways Central: "Cambrian Coaster Train Times", September 1995
Table 76 National Rail timetable, May 2016

External links

Train times and station information for Tonfanau railway station from National Rail
Tonfanau railway station's entry on the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW)'s website
The railway bridge over the Afon Dysynni on the NMRW's website

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[1] Regional Railways Central: "Cambrian Coaster Train Times", September 1995

[2] Table 76 National Rail timetable, May 2016