Betws-y-Coed railway station

Betws-y-coed
The station entrance in August 2006.
General information
Location	Betws-y-coed, Conwy Wales
Coordinates	53°05′31″N 3°48′04″W / 53.092°N 3.801°W / 53.092; -3.801
Grid reference	SH795565
Managed by	Transport for Wales Rail
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	BYC
Classification	DfT category F1
History
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Key dates
6 April 1868[1]	Opened as Bettws-y-Coed
8 June 1953[1]	Renamed
Passengers
2018/19	35,364
2019/20	23,126
2020/21	3,040
2021/22	24,716
2022/23	33,322
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Betws-y-coed railway station is on the Conwy Valley Line, which runs between Llandudno and Blaenau Ffestiniog. It is situated 15+1⁄2 miles (24.9 km) south of Llandudno Junction.

The passenger train service is operated by Transport for Wales Rail and is marketed as the Conwy Valley Railway (Welsh: Rheilffordd Dyffryn Conwy).

The railway station is also an important bus interchange. It is used by the Snowdonia National Park Sherpa bus services to Capel Curig, Pen-y-Gwryd, Pen-y-Pass, Beddgelert, Porthmadog, Tryfan and Bethesda. Other connecting bus services operate to Penmachno, Corwen, Llangollen, Llanrwst, Trefriw, Dolgarrog, Conwy and Llandudno. The local bus timetables advertise the train services and the Gwynedd Red Rover day ticket is valid on Conwy Valley trains as well as the Sherpa and Conwy Valley bus services. There is also a coach park at the station, which is used extensively by tourist coach operators.