Harlech railway station
Railway station in Gwynedd, Wales / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Harlech railway station is located at a level crossing on the A496 in the centre of the town of Harlech in Gwynedd, North Wales. The waiting shelters were installed to cater for the high numbers of schoolchildren commuting to and from the adjacent secondary school, Ysgol Ardudwy.[1][2]
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Location | Harlech, Gwynedd Wales | ||||
Coordinates | 52.861605°N 4.109531°W / 52.861605; -4.109531 | ||||
Grid reference | SH580314 | ||||
Managed by | Transport for Wales | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
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Station code | HRL | ||||
Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
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Original company | Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Cambrian Railways | ||||
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 0.135 million | ||||
2019/20 | 0.133 million | ||||
2020/21 | 84,612 | ||||
2021/22 | 0.104 million | ||||
2022/23 | 0.120 million | ||||
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The station is on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services to Porthmadog, Pwllheli, Barmouth, Machynlleth, Shrewsbury and Birmingham International. Until the 1960s there was a summer service between London Paddington and Pwllheli, via Birmingham Snow Hill, Shrewsbury and Machynlleth.