Criccieth railway station

Criccieth railway station serves the seaside town of Criccieth on the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales.

Criccieth Welsh: Cricieth
General information
Location	Criccieth, Gwynedd Wales
Coordinates	52.918°N 4.238°W / 52.918; -4.238
Grid reference	SH496380
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	CCC
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway
Pre-grouping	Cambrian Railways
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1867	opened
Passengers
2019/20	23,954
2020/21	2,320
2021/22	16,316
2022/23	26,218
2023/24	25,666
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

The station was opened on 2 September 1867 by the Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway.^[1][2]

Goods services were withdrawn in 1964.^[3] The line between Caernarvon and Afonwen was closed the same year. Prior to this there was a through service in the summer between Criccieth and London and Birmingham.^[4][5] Services included London Euston via Crewe, Chester, Llandudno Junction and Caernarvon; the Pwllheli portion was detached at Afonwen and the forward coaches proceeded to Portmadoc (the spellings are those used at the time). There was also a summer Saturday service between London Paddington and Pwllheli, via Birmingham Snow Hill, Shrewsbury and Machynlleth.^[6][7]

The station originally had two platforms with a passing loop; this was taken out of use when the signal box closed on 16 October 1977, though the redundant track remained in place for several years. The station is now a single-platform, unstaffed halt.^[8][9] The platform is accessible from the High Street, and there is a car park.^[10] The main station building is in private use.^[11]

Services

The station is on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services to Pwllheli, Porthmadog, Harlech, Barmouth, Tywyn, and Machynlleth. Trains call every two hours each way on weekdays, with 5 trains each way on Sundays.^[12]

From 1 September 2023 engineering work is taking place to finish restoration of the Barmouth Viaduct. Rail replacement buses will serve all stations from Pwllheli to Machynlleth until 1 December.^[13]

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Penychain		Transport for Wales Cambrian Coast Line		Porthmadog
	Historical railways
Afon Wen Line open; station closed		Cambrian Railways Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway		Black Rock Halt Line open; station closed