Bodorgan railway station

Bodorgan

Location
Place	Bodorgan
Local authority	Anglesey
Grid reference	SH386701
Operations
Station code	BOR
Managed by	Arriva Trains Wales
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2010/11	7,314
2011/12	8,408
2012/13	7,736
2013/14	5,638
2014/15	5,678
History
Key dates	Opened October 1849 (October 1849)
Original company	Chester and Holyhead Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bodorgan from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Bodorgan railway station serves the hamlet of Bodorgan and the village of Bethel on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales. The stop is an unmanned halt, and serves as a request stop for Chester and Holyhead-bound local trains along the North Wales coast.

History

The station, which was originally to be called Trefdraeth, was opened in October 1849^[1] and had a small signal box, a small goods yard and a water tower. The goods yard closed in December 1964 but the stationmaster's house remains.^[2] There are stone-built shelters on both platforms.

At around 05:00 on 8 February 2011 an unnamed man was hit by a Holyhead-bound train near the station and died at the scene.^[3]

Services

There is a two-hourly weekday service in each direction from the station. Most eastbound trains run to Wrexham General, Shrewsbury and Birmingham International, although a small number run to either Crewe or Cardiff.^[4]

The Sunday service is limited (five each way) and runs mainly to/from Crewe with one service to Wrexham and Cardiff.

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Llanfairpwll		Arriva Trains Wales North Wales Coast Line		Tŷ Croes

References

↑ Butt 1995, p. 38.
↑ Jones, Geraint: Anglesey Railways, page 31. Carreg Gwalch, 2005
↑ Powell, David (8 February 2011). "Man dies after being hit by train on Anglesey". Daily Post. Conwy: Trinity Mirror North West & North Wales. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
↑ GB eNRT 2015-16 Edition, Table 81

Sources

Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.

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Train times and station information for Bodorgan railway station from National Rail

Coordinates: 53°12′14″N 4°25′05″W / 53.204°N 4.418°W / 53.204; -4.418

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