The Llangollen Railway is the only preserved standard-gauge railway in Mid and North Wales. The eight mile route runs along the Dee Valley from Llangollen to Carrog, and is part of the former Great Western Railway's line from Ruabon to Barmouth (see also the Bala Lake Railway).
The stations on the Llangollen Railway are:
Llangollen, which has a cafe, shop and riverside picnic area. There is also the
Railway's main locomotive area.
Nearby are the Dr Who exhibition and ECTARC - the European Centre for Traditional and
Regional Cultures.
From the Wharf there are boat rides on the Llangollen canal. Combined boat/rail trips are available.
At Berwyn the cafe, shop and toilets are open at weekends, and during bank and
school holidays.
From Berwyn the railway passes through Berwyn Tunnel before approaching Deeside Halt.
A request stop only, the Halt provides footpath access to the riverside.
Over the level crossing and the next station is Glyndyfrdwy. Again there is a shop,
cafe and toilets (including a toilet for the disabled), and also a children's play area.
In the village is a Post Office and Public House.
Carrog, the terminus of the railway, has the same facilities as Glyndyfrdwy, as
well as coach and car parks and a camp site.
The Llangollen Railway operates throughout the year; at weekends and holiday times at the beginning and end of the year, and daily from early-April to October (inclusive).
There are three variants of the timetable, matching the colours in the calendar:
| Diesel Railcar services | D | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Llangollen | dep | 11.00 | 13.00 | 15.00 | 11.00 | 13.00 | 15.00 | 11.00 | 12.00 | 13.00 | 14.00 | 15.00 | 16.00 | 10.30 | 11.00 | 12.00 | 13.00 | 14.00 | 15.00 | 16.00 | 16.55 |
| Berwyn | dep | 11.09 | 13.09 | 15.09 | 11.09 | 13.09 | 15.09 | 11.09 | 12.09 | 13.09 | 14.09 | 15.09 | 16.09 | 10.40 | 11.09 | 12.09 | 13.09 | 14.09 | 15.09 | 16.09 | 17.05 |
| Glyndyfrdwy | dep | 11.23 | 13.23 | 15.23 | 1124 | 13.24 | 15.24 | 11.25 | 12.25 | 13.25 | 14.25 | 15.25 | 16.25 | 11.00 | 11.25 | 12.25 | 13.25 | 14.25 | 15.25 | 16.25 | 17.25 |
| Carrog | arr | 11.30 | 13.30 | 15.30 | 1131 | 13.31 | 15.31 | 11.33 | 12.33 | 13.33 | 14.33 | 15.33 | 16.33 | 11.07 | 11.32 | 12.32 | 13.32 | 14.32. | 15.32. | 16.32. | 17.32 |
| Carrog | dep | 11.50 | 13.50 | 15.50 | 11.50 | 13.50 | 15.50 | 12.00 | 13.00 | 14.00 | 15.00 | 16.00 | 17.00 | 11.15 | 12.00 | 13.00 | 14.00 | 15.00 | 16.00 | 17.00 | 17.40 |
| Glyndyfrdwy | dep | 12.00 | 14.00 | 16.00 | 11.58 | 13.58 | 15.58 | 12.10 | 13.10 | 14.10 | 15.10 | 16.10 | 17.10 | 11.25 | 12.09 | 13.09 | 14.09 | 15.09 | 16.09 | 17.09 | 17.50 |
| Berwyn | dep | 12.14 | 14.14 | 16.14 | 12.12 | 14.12 | 16.12 | 12.25 | 13.25 | 14.25 | 15.25 | 16.25 | 17.25 | 11.37 | 12.25 | 13.25 | 14.25 | 15.25 | 16.25 | 17.25 | 18.07 |
| Llangollen | arr | 12.22 | 14.22 | 16.22 | 12.20 | 14.20 | 16.20 | 12.33 | 13.33 | 14.33 | 15.33 | 16.33 | 17.33 | 11.45 | 12.33 | 13.33 | 14.33 | 15.33 | 16.33 | 17.33 | 18.17 |
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Day out with Thomas |
Special Events |
Driver Experience Courses (No public service) |
Santa Specials |
February 12th to 20th Days out with
Thomas
February 25th and 27th Diesel Gala
March 12th and 13th Spring Steam Gala
June 4th and 5th Summer Steam Gala
August 6th to 14th Days out with Thomas
September 17th and 18th Autumn Steam Gala
October 1st to 9th Diesel Gala
October 22nd to 30th Days out with Thomas
December 3rd, 4th, 10th, 11th, 17th, 18th, 21st,22nd, 23rd and 24th Santa Specials
Timings and fares are advertised shortly before each event. Contact the railway for details.
Fares
The Llangollen Railway route is divided into three sections:
Llangollen to Berwyn; Berwyn to Glyndyfrdwy; and Glyndyfrdwy to Carrog,
and the fare structure relates to the number of sections travelled.
A round trip is counted as a three stage return journey. The fares shown are Second Class.
There is no longer a supplementary charge for First Class travel where provided.
| Adult | Child | Seniors | ||||
| No. of Sections | Single | Return | Single | Return | Single | Return |
| 1 | £2.00 | £3.00 | £1.00 | £2.00 | £1.00 | £2.00 |
| 2 | £3.00 | £6.00 | £2.00 | £4.00 | £2.00 | £4.00 |
| 3 | £4.00 | £8.00 | £2.00 | £4.00 | £3.00 | £6.00 |
One-day Rover tickets provide unlimited second class travel
Adult £16.00, Child £8.00
Family Tickets: (for complete round trips from any
station): 2 adults and 2 children £18.00
Senior Citizens' ticket: (for
complete round trips from any station): £5.50
Dogs, Bicycles, canoes or left luggage:: £1.00 per journey
Platform tickets: £1.00
Party Fares
Parties of ten or more attract a discount of 20% on the day, but seats cannot be reserved.
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The Llangollen Canal runs along the northern slopes of the Dee Valley, and the wharf is
a few hundred yards from Llangollen station.
On the canal is one of the most spectacular structures on the waterways of Britain: the
Pontcysyllte aqueduct, reopened in March after a major refurbishment. Engineered by Thomas Telford, nineteen graceful arches carry a
1000ft section of the canal soaring 121ft above the River Dee. Canal boats may be hired
for the week or longer for holidays along the canal, which is part of the extensive
Shropshire waterways.
Every summer, Llangollen attracts professional and amateur singers and dancers from around the world for the week-long International Eisteddfod. This colourful cultural event takes place in July.
Llangollen is overlooked by the mysterious ruin of Dinas Bran Castle, an early Welsh fortification with links to the Arthurian legend. Also from the 12th century, Valle Crucis Abbey stands two miles from the town. In early-English style, it was the last abbey to built in Wales by monks of the Cistercian Order.
Plas Newydd was the home of the famed Ladies of Llangollen who scandalised and
intrigued society in the late 18th/early 19th century.
The daughters of two wealthy Irish families - one Protestant and one Irish - the ladies
eloped and for fifty years made their home together in Llangollen. Almost as much an
attraction on the Grand Tour of Europe as the scenery, the canal and castle ruins, the
ladies received a steady stream of visitors intrigued by their eccentric and daring
lifestyle. Plas Newydd is now a museum of the artefacts collected by the Ladies through
their many and varied interests.
Llangollen is located at the junction of the A5 Corwen-Oswestry road and the A539 road
from Ruthin. It is five miles away from the national railway network station at Ruabon
from where an hourly (two hourly on Sundays) bus service operates.
There is also a half-hourly bus shuttle and other services from Wrexham.
Bus times are available from Bryn Melyn Coaches on +44 (0)1978 860701.
For details of connecting services, including travel planner and timetables, visit the Traveline Cymru website.
Select the link to visit the Llangollen Railway's official Web Site.
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