Classic route
North Wales Coast Line
London → Holyhead · England · Wales
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The old Irish Mail route to the Dublin ferries, crossing Robert Stephenson’s Britannia Bridge to Anglesey and skirting the walls of Conwy Castle.
Stations
- 0 kmLondon Euston
- 214 kmStafford
- 254 kmCrewe
- 287 kmChester
- 307 kmFlint
- 330 kmPrestatyn
- 336 kmRhyl
- 352 kmColwyn Bay
- 359 kmLlandudno Junction
- 383 kmBangor
- 423 kmHolyhead
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 289291 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within 31 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 10 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of the scheduled train on this line
- 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 North Wales Coast Line?
The North Wales Coast Line runs 425 km from London to Holyhead. It runs through England and Wales.
How long does the North Wales Coast Line take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 3 h 50 min for the 425 km. That is an average of 111 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 145 km/h.
Who runs the North Wales Coast Line?
Avanti West Coast and TfW, with Avanti Class 805.
How old is the North Wales Coast Line?
The line has been in service since 1850. 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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