Tonfanau railway station


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

requested the permission of the Secretary of State for Transport to close Tonfanau and three other Cambrian Coast stations 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featured only one northbound and three southbound trains Mondays to Saturdays, with a note that the service may be withdrawn before 1 June 1996. 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,, Porthmadog and northbound and,, and. Most southbound trains continue through to Birmingham New Street and. Trains stop on request.