Blaenau Ffestiniog, the interchange between Conwy Valley trains and the narrow gauge Ffestiniog Railway
Overview
Other name(s)
Conwy Valley Railway Rheilffordd Dyffryn Conwy
Native name
Llinell Dyffryn Conwy(Welsh)
Owner
Network Rail
Locale
Conwy Gwynedd
Termini
Llandudno
Blaenau Ffestiniog
Stations
13
Service
Type
Heavy Rail
Operator(s)
Transport for Wales Rail
Rolling stock
'Current'
British Rail Class 197
British Rail Class 230
'Previous'
British Rail Class 150 Sprinter
British Rail Class 153 Super Sprinter
History
Opened
1879
Technical
Line length
30.8 miles (49.6 km)
Number of tracks
2 (Llandudno–Llandudno Junction) 1 (Llandudno Junction–North Llanrwst) 2 (Passing loop at North Llanrwst) 1 (North Llanrwst–Blaenau Ffestiniog)
Character
Rural
Track gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification
None
Route map
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Legend
Llandudno
Deganwy
North Wales Coast Line
to Holyhead
Llandudno Junction
North Wales Coast Line
to Crewe
Glan Conwy
Tal-y-Cafn
Dolgarrog
North Llanrwst
Llanrwst
Betws-y-Coed
Pont-y-Pant
Dolwyddelan
Roman Bridge
Ffestiniog Tunnel
Blaenau Ffestiniog (Pantyrafon)
Ffestiniog Railway
to Porthmadog Harbour
Blaenau Festiniog Junction
Blaenau Ffestiniog North
Blaenau Ffestiniog
Trawsfynydd nuclear power station
Bala & Festiniog Railway
to Bala Junction
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The Conwy Valley line (Welsh: Llinell Dyffryn Conwy)[1] is a railway line in north-west Wales. It runs from Llandudno via Llandudno Junction (Welsh: Cyffordd Llandudno) to Blaenau Ffestiniog, and was originally part of the London and North Western Railway, being opened in stages to 1879. The primary purpose of the line was to carry slate from the Ffestiniog quarries to a specially built quay at Deganwy (occasionally referred to as St George's Dock) for export by sea. The line also provided goods facilities for the market town of Llanrwst, and via the extensive facilities at Betws-y-Coed on the London to Holyhead A5 turnpike road it served many isolated communities in Snowdonia and also the developing tourist industry.
Although only a little over 27 miles (43 km) between Llandudno and Blaenau Ffestiniog, the journey takes over one hour, largely due to the sinuous and steeply graded nature of the route taken (particularly south of Betws-y-Coed). Most of the stations along the line are treated as request stops.
^"TfW Network Map" (PDF). Transport for Wales. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
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