Blaenau Ffestiniog railway station

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Blaenau Ffestiniog National Rail
Blaenau Ffestiniog station
Location
PlaceBlaenau Ffestiniog
Local authorityGwynedd
Operations
Station codeBFF
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms in use1 (standard-gauge)
2 (narrow-gauge)
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail
History
Key datesOpened 30 May 1868 (30 May 1868)
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Blaenau Ffestiniog railway station (Welsh: Gorsaf reilffordd Blaenau Ffestiniog) is a train station in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales. It opened in 1868.

The station is a mainline station connected to a heritage station. Platform 1 is managed by Transport for Wales and platforms 2 and 3 are managed by the Ffestiniog Railway, a narrow-gauge heritage railway.

Platform 1 is on the Conwy Valley line that runs north to Llandudno.

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From platform 1, the mainline platform, Transport for Wales run six trains a day that head north to Llandudno. These trains run every three hours.

From platforms 2 and 3, the Ffestiniog Railway platforms, passengers can catch trains through Snowdonia to Porthmadog on the coast. These trains are very popular with tourists but are currently not running because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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