Harlech railway station

Harlech
Harlech station pictured in August 2024 looking Westbound
General information
Location	Harlech, Gwynedd Wales
Coordinates	52°51′42″N 4°06′34″W / 52.861605°N 4.109531°W / 52.861605; -4.109531
Grid reference	SH580314
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	HRL
Classification	DfT category F1
History
Original company	Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway
Pre-grouping	Cambrian Railways
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Passengers
2019/20	0.133 million
2020/21	84,612
2021/22	0.104 million
2022/23	0.120 million
2023/24	0.115 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Harlech railway station is located at a level crossing on the A496 in the centre of the town of Harlech in Gwynedd, North Wales. The waiting shelters were installed to cater for the high numbers of schoolchildren commuting to and from the adjacent secondary school, Ysgol Ardudwy.^[1][2]

The station is on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services to Porthmadog, Pwllheli, Barmouth, Machynlleth, Shrewsbury and Birmingham International. Until the 1960s there was a summer service between London Paddington and Pwllheli, via Birmingham Snow Hill, Shrewsbury and Machynlleth.