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
2016/17	29,600
2017/18	27,486
2018/19	27,532
2019/20	23,954
2020/21	2,320
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Goods services were withdrawn in 1964.[3] The line between Caernarvon and Afonwen was closed the same year.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, Machynlleth and Shrewsbury. Trains call every two hours each way (on request) on weekdays, with 3 trains each way on summer Sundays and a single one each way in the winter months.[12]

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

References

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External links

Media related to Criccieth railway station at Wikimedia Commons

• Train times and station information for Criccieth railway station from National Rail