Talybont railway station
railway station in Gwynedd, Wales, UK
Talybont railway station serves the villages of Tal-y-bont and Llanddwywe in Gwynedd, Wales. The station is an unstaffed halt on the Cambrian Coast Railway with passenger services to Harlech, Porthmadog, Pwllheli, Barmouth, Machynlleth and Shrewsbury.
Services
Most services at Talybont stop on request only. The typical off peak service at the station is one train every two hours between Pwllheli and Shrewsbury with some trains continuing to Birmingham International.
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