Blaenau Ffestiniog railway station
Blaenau Ffestiniog railway station serves the slate mining town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales, and is the passenger terminus of the Conwy Valley Line from Llandudno Junction. Transport for Wales Rail operate through services to Llandudno Junction and Llandudno. The station is a joint station with the narrow gauge Ffestiniog Railway, which operates primarily tourist passenger services to Porthmadog throughout most of the year. A feature of the standard gauge service is the availability on trains and buses of the popular "Gwynedd Red Rover" day ticket.
Blaenau Ffestiniog | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd Wales |
| Coordinates | 52.99460°N 3.93838°W |
| Grid reference | SH700458 |
| Managed by | Transport for Wales Rail (Platform 1) Ffestiniog Railway (Platforms 2 & 3) |
| Platforms | 2 narrow gauge / 1 standard gauge |
| Other information | |
| Station code | BFF |
| Classification | DfT category F1 |
| History | |
| Original company | Ffestiniog and Blaenau Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 30 May 1868 | Opened as Duffws |
| 1 November 1882 | Closed |
| 10 September 1883 | Re-opened and renamed as Blaenau Festiniog |
| 18 June 1951 | Renamed Blaenau Festiniog Central |
| 4 January 1960 | Closed |
| 21 March 1982 | Joint British Rail/Ffestiniog station open as Blaenau Ffestiniog Central |
| 22 March 1982 | Standard gauge (platform 1) opened |
| 25 May 1982 | Narrow gauge (platform 3) opened |
| ???? | Renamed Blaenau Ffestiniog |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 | 39,102 |
| 2019/20 | 24,832 ^ All National Rail only. |
| 2020/21 | 1,500 |
| 2021/22 | 17,958 |
| 2022/23 | 29,810 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
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