Roman Bridge railway station


Roman Bridge railway station is a request stop passenger station in the Lledr Valley, Wales, on the Conwy Valley Line from Llandudno Junction to Blaenau Ffestiniog, which is operated by Transport for Wales. It is sited north of Blaenau Ffestiniog and is the last station in the Lledr valley before the long Ffestiniog tunnel is reached.

History

The station was opened on 22 July 1879 when the London and North Western Railway opened an extension of the Conwy Valley line from to.
The station was host to two LMS caravans from 1935 to 1939. A camping coach was also positioned here by the London Midland Region from 1954 to 1956.
The station building still stands and is well maintained as a residence - it was offered for sale in 2013 for £450,000 as a private home, after previous use as a holiday cottage.

Location

There is no village, and the station, which is useful to walkers and takes its name from a nearby ancient bridge over the River Lledr, is on a minor road from the A470 road leading to scattered hill farms at Blaenau Dolwyddelan.

Facilities

It is unstaffed, but has had digital CIS screens fitted like the other halts on the line. It also has a standard waiting shelter, pay phone and timetable poster board for train running information provision.
The station nameboards incorrectly display the Welsh station name as Pont Rufenig instead of Pont Rufeinig. Early Baedeker guide books to Great Britain state that there is no explanation for the name, though the Roman road Sarn Helen is known to have passed down the valley on its way from Canovium to Tomen y Mur, at Trawsfynydd, and a crossing at this point would seem feasible.

Services

Five southbound and six northbound trains call on request Mon-Sat, with three trains each way on Sundays between May and early September. Trains are currently replaced by buses due to flood damage further to the north caused by Storm Ciara, reopening is scheduled for 7th September 2020 once repairs are completed.