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Until the line between Bangor and Afonwen closed in 1964 there was a through service in the summer to and from London Euston via Crewe, Chester, Llandudno Junction and Caernarfon; the Pwllheli portion was detached at Afonwen and the forward coaches proceeded to Portmadoc (as it was then known). There
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were carrying out work to build a £20 million replacement for the current bridge a few metres downstream, but in doing so had caused the old one to sink and thus made it unsafe for both rail & road traffic. A replacement bus service operated during the railway's closure.
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Trains currently call at Porthmadog roughly once every two hours Monday - Saturday, with 5 trains stopping in each direction on Sundays. Trains run through to/from
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The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present
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was also a summer service between London Paddington and Pwllheli, via Birmingham Snow Hill, Shrewsbury and Machynlleth.
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was originally only a shunting yard, but was upgraded to a full station on 6 January 1865. It was renamed to
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on 8 June 1923, and then to Portmadoc on 23 July 1955. It was renamed to Porthmadog on 10 March 1973.
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Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day
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From 1 September 2023 engineering work is taking place to finish restoration of the
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In 2014, main line services were suspended due to structural problems with the
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Porthmadog has had a number of stations using this name, or the original name,
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Additionally there were two interim stations either side of, what is now, the
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Bangor to Portmadoc: Including Three Llanberis Lines (Country Railway Routes)
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This article is about the main line railway station. For other uses, see
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on 12 September 1867, and renamed Porthmadog on 5 May 1975. The
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Porthmadog railway station (disambiguation)
National Rail

Porthmadog
Gwynedd
52°55′52″N 4°08′02″W / 52.931°N 4.134°W / 52.931; -4.134
Grid reference
SH565391
Transport for Wales
DfT category
Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway
Cambrian Railways
Great Western Railway
Office of Rail and Road
Porthmadog
Llŷn Peninsula
Gwynedd
station
Cambrian Coast Railway
Pwllheli
Harlech
Barmouth
Machynlleth
Shrewsbury
Birmingham
Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Railway
Festiniog Railway
Porthmadog Harbour railway station
Welsh Highland Railway
Porthmadog

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