Cambrian Coast Line

Clings to the Mid-Wales shore on mostly single track, rumbling across the half-mile timber Barmouth Viaduct over the Mawddach estuary.

Stations

1. 0 kmMachynlleth
2. 6 kmDovey Junction
3. 14 kmPenhelig
4. 16 kmAberdovey
5. 22 kmTywyn
6. 26 kmTonfanau
7. Show 16 more stations

   1. 32 kmLlwyngwril
   2. 36 kmFairbourne
   3. 38 kmMorfa Mawddach
   4. 41 kmBarmouth
   5. 43 kmLlanaber
   6. 47 kmTalybont
   7. 49 kmDyffryn Ardudwy
   8. 52 kmLlanbedr
   9. 54 kmPensarn
   10. 55 kmLlandanwg
   11. 58 kmHarlech
   12. 62 kmTygwyn
   13. 63 kmTalsarnau
   14. 65 kmLlandecwyn
   15. 66 kmPenrhyndeudraeth
   16. 68 kmMinffordd
8. 72 kmPorthmadog
9. 80 kmCriccieth
10. 87 kmPenychain
11. 89 kmAbererch
12. 92 kmPwllheli

The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.

How this line was checked

• Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 20627089 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
• Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
• Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of train 44901
• Wikipedia has an article for this line
• See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it

Questions and answers

How long is the Cambrian Coast Line?

The Cambrian Coast Line runs 93 km from Machynlleth to Pwllheli.

How long does the Cambrian Coast Line take?

The fastest scheduled journey is 2 h 24 min for the 93 km. That is an average of 39 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 120 km/h.

Who runs the Cambrian Coast Line?

Transport for Wales, with Class 158.

How old is the Cambrian Coast Line?

The line has been in service since 1867. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.

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