Heritage railway stations · North Wales
Penmaenmawr railway station
Penmaenmawr railway station — a Grade II*-listed railway station in wales-north, United Kingdom.
Helmut Zozmann — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
About
Penmaenmawr railway station is a Grade II*-listed building in wales-north, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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Heritage listing
http://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/listedbuilding/FullReport?lang=en&id=16520
From Cadw under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Penmaenmawr railway station serves the town of Penmaenmawr in the Conwy County Borough of Wales. It is located on the North Wales Coast Line between Llandudno Junction and Holyhead.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The local granite quarries are a major source of stone aggregate railway traffic, especially for road building and railway maintenance purposes. Transfer sidings for this traffic are next to the station and are controlled from the station signal box. This had to be relocated after a fatal accident at the station in August 1950. Six people were killed when a goods train that was shunting at the station in the early hours, hauled by the locomotive LMS Hughes Crab 2-6-0 No. 42885, was inadvertently diverted onto the main line, where it collided with the fast-moving eastbound Irish Mail express from Holyhead, which was being hauled by LMS Rebuilt Royal Scot Class 4-6-0 No. 46119 Lancashire…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 53.2704, -3.9235
- District
- Conwy
- Parish
- Penmaenmawr
- Postcode
- LL34 6AT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bangor Aberconwy
- Established
- 1849
Sources
- wikidata: Q2441170 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Penmaenmawr railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Penmaenmawr railway station?
- Penmaenmawr railway station is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode LL34 6AT), in the parish of Penmaenmawr.
- When was Penmaenmawr railway station built?
- Built or established in 1849.
- Who owns Penmaenmawr railway station?
- Penmaenmawr railway station is owned by Transport for Wales Rail.
- Is Penmaenmawr railway station a listed building?
- Penmaenmawr railway station is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- Is Penmaenmawr railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Penmaenmawr railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Penmaenmawr railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode LL34 6AT. It sits within the Bangor Aberconwy parliamentary constituency.