Colwyn Bay railway station
Colwyn Bay railway station is on the Crewe to Holyhead North Wales Coast Line serving the seaside town of Colwyn Bay in the Conwy County Borough of North Wales.
History
Colwyn Bay station was opened by the Chester and [Holyhead Railway] in October 1849; originally named Colwyn, it was renamed Colwyn Bay in 1876.The station is in an unusual location straddling a curved section of track. As a result, the track bed is cambered so that trains come to rest at the station platform at a significant tilt.
The current station consists of the platform faces that served the former fast lines. The platform faces to the slow lines were taken out of service and that on the "down" side has been obliterated as a result of the construction of the A55 dual carriageway. The main station building stands on what was the down island platform.
Facilities
Ticket barriers are in operation at this station, as are special blue lights in the toilets to stop people abusing intravenous drugs. The station has a footbridge and sheltered seating, along with digital information screens and automatic train announcements on both platforms. Lifts provide full step-free access to each side. The ticket office is staffed all week, from 06:15 until 19:15 on weekdays and from 11:15 to 18:15 on Sundays.Services
Mondays to Saturdays:- Transport for Wales Rail operates an alternate hourly service between Holyhead and Birmingham International or Cardiff Central via Wrexham General. A few early morning/late evening trains start/finish at rather than Birmingham or Cardiff.
- Transport for Wales Rail also operates an hourly stopping service between Llandudno and Manchester Piccadilly via. All of these services call at Abergele & Pensarn and Shotton, with some extended through to/from.
- Avanti West Coast operates four trains per day each way from London Euston to Holyhead, as well as an additional northbound only service from London Euston to Bangor. There are two services each way per weekday from Crewe to Holyhead, with two extra northbound services, of which one terminates at Bangor. One northbound service originates from Birmingham New Street. There are three southbound services per day to London Euston on Saturdays, as well as one southbound service per day each way to Crewe, with two northbound trains to Holyhead from London Euston and two trains to Holyhead from Crewe. There is also a northbound only service from Crewe to Llandudno Junction.