North Llanrwst railway station

North Llanrwst

Welsh: Gogledd Llanrwst
National Rail
General information
LocationLlanrwst, Conwy County Borough
Wales
Coordinates53°08′38″N 3°48′11″W / 53.144°N 3.803°W / 53.144; -3.803
Grid referenceSH795622
Managed byTransport for Wales Rail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeNLR
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyConway and Llanrwst Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
17 June 1863Station opened as Llanrwst
6 April 1868Station resited
April 1884Renamed Llanrwst and Trefriw
6 May 1974Renamed Llanrwst
29 July 1989Renamed Llanrwst North
December 2004[1]Renamed North Llanrwst
Passengers
2018/19Increase 2,572
2019/20Increase 3,144
2020/21Decrease 92
2021/22Increase 1,420
2022/23Increase 2,414
Listed Building – Grade II
FeatureNorth Llanrwst Station (Main Building)
Designated19 February 1993
Reference no.16520[2]
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

North Llanrwst railway station (Welsh: Gogledd Llanrwst) is the only train passing station on the Conwy Valley line between Llandudno Junction and Blaenau Ffestiniog in Wales. The station has had several previous names, including Llanrwst and Trefriw, Llanrwst and Llanrwst North. This station is also a request stop.

In September 2024, it was confirmed that Transport for Wales would fund renaming the station as "North Llanrwst and Trefriw".[3][4]

  1. ^ "North Llanrwst Rail Station". Cylex UK.
  2. ^ Cadw. "North Llanrwst Station (Main Building) (3607)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  3. ^ Community secure historic rename of local railway station Janet Finch Saunders AM
  4. ^ Why station on beautiful North Wales rail route will change name back after 50 years Daily Post