Bangor railway station (Wales)

Bangor
Bangor railway station, viewed from Bangor Mountain in 2005
General information
Location	Bangor, Gwynedd Wales
Coordinates	53°13′19″N 4°08′10″W / 53.222°N 4.136°W / 53.222; -4.136
Grid reference	SH575716
Owned by	Network Rail
Managed by	Transport for Wales Rail
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	BNG
Classification	DfT category C1
History
Original company	Chester and Holyhead Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 May 1848 (1848-05-01)	Opened as Bangor
?	Renamed Bangor (Caernarfonshire)
?	Renamed Bangor (Gwynedd)
Passengers
2018/19	0.659 million
Interchange	1,563
2019/20	0.625 million
Interchange	425
2020/21	0.106 million
Interchange	47
2021/22	0.445 million
Interchange	250
2022/23	0.578 million
Interchange	502
Listed Building – Grade II
Feature	Railway Station Original Building
Designated	2 August 1988
Reference no.	4122[1]
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Bangor railway station serves the city of Bangor, Gwynedd; it is operated by Transport for Wales. The station, which is 24+3⁄4 miles (40 km) east of Holyhead, is the last mainland station on the North Wales Coast line between Crewe and Holyhead. It is the busiest in terms of passenger numbers in North Wales,^[2] as it serves the community around Caernarfon and further west. It is close to the Snowdonia National Park and Bangor University, and has an interchange with bus services to the various towns and villages of north-west Gwynedd and Anglesey.