Talsarnau railway station

Notes
	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Talsarnau
Talsarnau
General information
Location	Talsarnau, Gwynedd; Wales
Coordinates	52°54′16″N 4°04′05″W / 52.904418°N 4.068134°W
Grid reference	SH609361
Manager	Transport for Wales
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	TAL
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Opened	10 October 1867
Original company	Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway
Pre-grouping	Cambrian Railways
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Passengers
2020/21	204
2021/22	1,828
2022/23	3,030
2023/24	3,576
2024/25	4,988
Location
Location
Notes
Notes
	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Talsarnau railway station serves the village of Talsarnau on the estuary of the Afon Dwyryd in Gwynedd, Wales. It is on the Cambrian Line between Llandecwyn and Tygwyn, 114 miles 42 chains (184.3 km) from Whitchurch, measured via Oswestry (the original line diverging at Welshpool).^[2] The station is the nearest station for walkers for Ynys Gifftan.^[3]

History

The station opened on 10 October 1867.^[4] The location of the station itself used to be where the sea now is, until builders created embankments to construct the railway.^[3] The station was formerly a receiving point for wool and timber for slate mines.^[3]

Between November 2013 and September 2014, services were suspended north of Harlech due to issues with construction of Pont Briwet, near Penrhyndeudraeth.^[5]^[6]

Facilities

The station has a Harrington hump, a part of the platform which has been raised to enable better access on to the train.^[7] The station has a small car park, a bench, a shelter and a live departure screen.^[8] As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.

Passenger volume

Passenger volume at Talsarnau^[9]
	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15	2015–16	2016–17	2017–18	2018–19	2019–20	2020–21	2021–22	2022–23	2023–24	2024–25
Entries and exits	4,271	4,533	7,341	8,789	9,854	9,216	9,742	12,068	9,942	7,026	5,836	8,028	6,032	5,400	5,890	5,152	204	1,828	3,030	3,576	4,988

The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

Services

The station is an unstaffed halt with passenger services to Pwllheli and Machynlleth. On weekdays there are eight services each way.^[10] All trains call on request.

From 1 September to 1 December 2023, engineering work took place to finish restoration of the Barmouth Viaduct.^[11] Rail replacement buses served stations from Pwllheli to Machynlleth.^[12]

Preceding station		National Rail	Following station
Llandecwyn		Transport for Wales Cambrian Coast Line	Tygwyn
	Historical railways
Llandecwyn Line and station open		Cambrian Railways Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway	Tygwyn Line and station open

References

↑ "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
↑ Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (2023). Railway Track Diagrams; 3: Western & Wales (7th ed.). Frome: TRACKmaps. pp. .page. ISBN 978 1999627164.
1 2 3 Wills 2014, p. 142.
↑ Quick 2023, p. 443.
↑ Quick 2023, p. 561.
↑ "Railway line closed after work destabilises rail and road crossing in North Wales". Daily Post. 6 November 2013.
↑ "Making rail accessible: Helping older and disabled passengers" (PDF). tfw.wales. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
↑ "Talsarnau Station | Train Times | Transport for Wales". tfw.wales. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
↑ "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
↑ eNRT May 2026, Table 075 (Network Rail)
↑ "Restoring Barmouth Viaduct - Network Rail". Network Rail. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
↑ "Engineering works: Machynlleth and Harlech | National Rail". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2026.

Bibliography

Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.

Quick, Michael (2023). Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain: A Chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). London: Railway and Canal Historical Society.
Wills, Dixe (2014). Tiny Stations (Paperback, 1st reprint ed.). Basingstoke: AA Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7495-7732-2.

External links

Train times and station information for Talsarnau railway station from National Rail
RAILSCOT on Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway

[1] "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.

[2] Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (2023). Railway Track Diagrams; 3: Western & Wales (7th ed.). Frome: TRACKmaps. pp. .page. ISBN 978 1999627164.

[FOOTNOTEWills2014142-3] 1 2 3 Wills 2014, p. 142.

[FOOTNOTEQuick2023443-4] Quick 2023, p. 443.

[FOOTNOTEQuick2023561-5] Quick 2023, p. 561.

[6] "Railway line closed after work destabilises rail and road crossing in North Wales". Daily Post. 6 November 2013.

[7] "Making rail accessible: Helping older and disabled passengers" (PDF). tfw.wales. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2026.

[8] "Talsarnau Station | Train Times | Transport for Wales". tfw.wales. Retrieved 28 June 2026.

[ORR-9] "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2026.

[10] NRT May 2026, Table 075 (Network Rail)

[11] "Restoring Barmouth Viaduct - Network Rail". Network Rail. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2026.

[12] "Engineering works: Machynlleth and Harlech | National Rail". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2026.

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