Bodorgan railway station

Railway station in Anglesey, Wales

53°12′14″N 4°25′05″W / 53.204°N 4.418°W / 53.204; -4.418Grid referenceSH386701Managed byTransport for Wales RailPlatforms2Other informationStation codeBORClassificationDfT category F2HistoryOpenedOctober 1849Original companyChester and Holyhead RailwayPre-groupingLondon and North Western RailwayPassengers2018/19

5,3942019/20

5,0302020/21

6822021/22

4,3022022/23

4,956

Listed Building – Grade II

FeatureBordorgan Railway Station, main buildingDesignated26 March 1990Reference no.5756^[1]

Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Bodorgan railway station serves the hamlet of Bodorgan and the village of Bethel on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales.^[2]^[3] 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^[4]^[5] 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 (now in private use).^[6] There are stone-built shelters on both platforms.

At around 05:00 am on 8 February 2011 an unnamed man was hit by a Holyhead-bound train near the station and died at the scene.^[7]

Facilities

The station has the same range of amenities as others on this part of the line (CIS screens, timetable poster boards and a payphone). No ticketing facilities are available however, so these must be purchased in advance or on the train. Level access is available to both platforms, though platform 2 is only reachable by a barrow crossing and so care is advised when using it.^[8]

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.^[9]

The Sunday service is irregular (six westbound, seven eastbound) and runs mainly to/from Crewe, with one service to Wrexham and Cardiff.

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Llanfairpwll		Transport for Wales Rail North Wales Coast Line		Tŷ Croes

References

^ Cadw. "Bordorgan Railway Station, main building (5756)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
^ "Bodorgan | Transport for Wales". tfw.wales. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ "Bodorgan Train Station | South Western Railway". Southwestern Railway. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ Butt 1995, p. 38.
^ "Bodorgan Railway Station, Bodorgan (34612)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ 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. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
^ Bodorgan station facilities National Rail Enquiries
^ Table 81 National Rail timetable, December 2018

Sources

Butt, R. V. J. (October 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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.