Colwyn Bay railway station
Colwyn Bay  | |
|---|---|
| Welsh: Bae Colwyn | |
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Colwyn Bay Station up platform 4 January 2006 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Colwyn Bay |
| Local authority | Conwy County Borough |
| Grid reference | SH851791 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | CWB |
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | D |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2010/11 |
 0.299 million |
| – Interchange |
3,846 |
| 2011/12 |
0.309 million |
| – Interchange |
4,462 |
| 2012/13 |
0.310 million |
| – Interchange |
4,772 |
| 2013/14 |
 0.305 million |
| – Interchange |
4,116 |
| 2014/15 |
0.295 million |
| – Interchange |
3,989 |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened October 1849 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Colwyn Bay from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Colwyn Bay railway station (Welsh: Bae Colwyn) is on the Crewe to Holyhead North Wales Coast Line.
History
Colwyn Bay station was opened by the Chester and Holyhead Railway in October 1849; originally named Colwyn, it was renamed Colwyn Bay in 1876.[1] The station is in an unusual location straddling a curved section of track. As a result, the track bed is cambered so that trains come to rest at the station platform at a significant tilt. In recent years enforcement action was taken by the Environment Agency when fuel oil spilled from the over-filled tanks of a diesel engine and percolated through the track bed and flowed onto the nearby beach, polluting it.
The current station consists of the platform faces that served the Up Slow and Up Fast lines. The platform faces to the Down Slow and Down Fast lines were taken out of service and have been obliterated as a result of the construction of the A55 [2] dual carriageway. The main station building stands on what was the island platform.
Facilities
Ticket barriers are in operation at this station, as are special blue lights in the toilets to stop people abusing intravenous drugs. The station has a footbridge and sheltered seating.
Services
Mondays to Saturdays:
- Arriva Trains Wales operates an alternate hourly service between Holyhead and Birmingham International or Cardiff Central via Wrexham General. A few early morning/late evening trains start/finish at Crewe rather than Birmingham or Cardiff.[3]
- Arriva Trains Wales also operates an hourly stopping service between Llandudno and Manchester Piccadilly via Warrington Bank Quay. All of these services call at Abergele & Pensarn and Shotton, with some extended through to/from Manchester Airport.
- Virgin Trains (West Coast) operates a number of services from Holyhead and Bangor to London Euston. Two weekday services operate between Birmingham New Street and Crewe-Bangor/Holyhead.
On Sundays there is an hourly service each way, westbound to Holyhead and eastbound to Crewe plus four through trains to London.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abergele and Pensarn | Arriva Trains Wales North Wales Coast Line |
Llandudno Junction | ||
| Rhyl | Arriva Trains Wales North-South "Premier" service |
Llandudno Junction | ||
| Rhyl | Virgin Trains WCML North Wales branch |
Llandudno Junction | ||
References
- ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 67. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ↑ Images of diversion of North Wales Coast Railway at Colwyn Bay to accommodate A55
- ↑ GB eNRT May 2016 Edition, Table 81
External links
- Train times and station information for Colwyn Bay railway station from National Rail
Coordinates: 53°17′46″N 3°43′30″W / 53.296°N 3.725°W