| 词条 | Betws-y-Coed railway station |
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| symbol = rail | name = Betws-y-Coed | code = BYC | image_name = betwsycoedsn.jpg | caption = The station entrance. | manager = Transport for Wales | locale = Betws-y-Coed | borough = Conwy
Betws-y-Coed railway station is a railway station on the Conwy Valley Line from Llandudno Junction to Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales. It is situated {{convert|15+1/2|mi|km}} south of Llandudno Junction. The passenger train service is operated by Transport for Wales and is marketed as the Conwy Valley Railway ({{lang-cy|Rheilffordd Dyffryn Conwy}}). The railway station is also an important bus interchange station. It is used by the Snowdonia National Park Sherpa bus services to Capel Curig, Pen-y-Gwryd, Pen-y-Pass, Beddgelert, Porthmadog, Tryfan and Bethesda. Other connecting bus services operate to Penmachno, Corwen, Llangollen, Llanrwst, Trefriw, Dolgarrog, Conwy and Llandudno. The local bus timetables advertise the train services and the "Gwynedd Red Rover" day ticket is valid on Conwy Valley trains as well as the Sherpa and Conwy Valley bus services. There is also a coach park at the station, which is extensively used by tourist coach operators. Station historyThe Conwy Valley line was constructed by the London and North Western Railway with the primary aim of transporting dressed slate from the Blaenau Ffestiniog quarries to a specially built quay at Deganwy for export by sea. The original plans envisaged a railhead at Betws-y-Coed and a large goods yard was established with intended interchange to a proposed narrow gauge line (with a significant saving in construction costs) via the steeply graded Lledr Valley to Blaenau Ffestiniog. Other entrepreneurs proposed narrow gauge lines from Corwen to Betws-y-Coed, Penmachno to Betws-y-Coed and from Beddgelert to Betws-y-Coed. In the event the line to Blaenau, which was not completed until 1879, was built to standard gauge and the other proposals were abandoned. Extensive passenger and goods facilities were however provided at Betws-y-Coed, where the station, which was opened in 1868, adjoins the London to Holyhead A5 turnpike road and was thus ideally located to serve many isolated communities in Snowdonia and also the rapidly developing tourist industry. In the LMS timetables the station was listed as "Bettws-y-Coed - Station for Capel Curig". There was originally a passing loop with full length up and down platforms. The loop was removed in the 1960s but the footbridge that previously gave access to the now removed down platform has been retained and provides access to the Conwy Valley Railway Museum, which runs a miniature railway and other attractions in the former goods yard. The comprehensive range of passenger station buildings have been preserved and sympathetically adapted for use as a cafe, coffee shop, holiday apartments and retail outlets. The station now functions as an unstaffed halt. The platform was refurbished and a digital Passenger Information System installed in Spring 2009. Train running information is also provided via telephone and timetable poster boards.[1] ServicesSix trains each way per day call on a regular basis Mon-Sat (approximately every three hours), with three trains each way on Sundays between May and early September.[2] Services from this station are currently (March 2019) suspended following serious flood damage to the track and associated infrastructure resulting from the heavy rainfall associated with Storm Gareth on 16 March 2019. Repairs are expected to take several months to complete, with a replacement bus service in operation in the meantime.[3] {{rail start}}{{rail line|previous=Llanrwst|route=Transport for WalesConwy Valley Line|next=Pont-y-Pant |col={{KAW colour}} }}{{s-end}} Village and surrounding areaBetws-y-Coed is an important tourist village and the station is centrally located beside the large village green. The district has magnificent scenery and there are several spectacular waterfalls, including the much visited Swallow Falls, which are served by frequent Sherpa buses from Betws-y-Coed station. There are several large hotels in the village. References1. ^Betws-y-Coed station facilities National Rail Enquiries Retrieved 31 May 2017 2. ^{{NRtimes|December 2018|102}} 3. ^[https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2019-03-25/flood-damaged-railway-could-be-closed-for-months/ Flood damaged Conwy Valley line could be closed for months] itv.com news article 25 March 2019; Retrieved 26 March 2019 Sources
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