Dovey Junction railway station
Dovey Junction (/ˈdʌviː-/ DUH-vee-; Welsh: Cyffordd Dyfi) is a railway station on the Cambrian Line in Wales. It is the junction where the line splits into the line to Aberystwyth and the Cambrian Coast Line to Pwllheli. Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales. There is a single island platform.
Dovey Junction Welsh: Cyffordd Dyfi | |
|---|---|
Platforms 1 & 2a with 2b in the distance (2023) | |
| General information | |
| Location | Derwenlas, Powys Wales |
| Coordinates | 52.564°N 3.924°W |
| Grid reference | SN697980 |
| Managed by | Transport for Wales |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | DVY |
| Classification | DfT category F2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1863 |
| Key dates | |
| 1 July 1904 | Renamed Dovey Junction |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 | 4,622 |
| Interchange | 9,321 |
| 2019/20 | 4,292 |
| Interchange | 8,097 |
| 2020/21 | 1,692 |
| Interchange | 920 |
| 2021/22 | 7,030 |
| Interchange | 2,575 |
| 2022/23 | 9,190 |
| Interchange | 4,370 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
The station is in Powys, about 440 yards (400 m) NE of the junction of three counties: the current principal areas of Ceredigion, Powys and Gwynedd, corresponding to the traditional counties of Cardiganshire, Montgomeryshire and Merionethshire.
The station is in the midst of the large Dyfi National Nature Reserve, near the Cardigan Bay coast. There is no settlement here but, contrary to common belief, it is not completely isolated: a 0.6-mile (1 km) footpath provides passenger access to and from the hamlet of Glandyfi in Ceredigion, and to a main road (the A487).