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Blaenau Festiniog formerly Blaenau Ffestiniog Central formerly Duffws
(1868 - 1882 1883 - 1960 1982 - )


Blaenau Ffestiniog railway station serves the slate mining town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales, and is the passenger terminus of the Conwy Valley Line from Llandudno. The station is a joint station with the narrow gauge Ffestiniog Railway, which operates primarily as a tourist passenger service to Porthmadog throughout most of the year

The station opened in May 1868 as Duffws. The standard gauge side has a single platform (Platform 1) opening directly onto the station car park and the High Street. It closed in November 1882 and re-opened in 1883 as Blaenau Ffestiniog. In June 1951 it was re-named as Blaenau Ffestiniog Central. Finally, it was re-named as Blaenau Ffestiniog

Train running information on the standard gauge side is provided via digital CIS displays, timetable posters, automatic announcements and public telephone. There is a single waiting shelter on the platform

The standard gauge railway has six southbound arrivals and northbound departures Monday to Saturday, with four trains each way on Sundays









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