Llandudno Junction railway station
Llandudno Junction 
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| Welsh: Cyffordd Llandudno | |
Llandudno Junction railway station showing platforms 3 and 4
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| Location | |
| Place | Llandudno Junction |
| Local authority | Conwy County Borough |
| Coordinates | 53°17′02″N 3°48′32″W / 53.284°N 3.809°WCoordinates: 53°17′02″N 3°48′32″W / 53.284°N 3.809°W |
| Grid reference | SH794778 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | LLJ |
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| DfT category | C2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.356 million |
| 2012/13 |
 0.345 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.342 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.341 million |
| – Interchange | 70,595 |
| 2015/16 |
0.331 million |
| – Interchange |
81,372 |
| History | |
| Original company | Chester and Holyhead Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
| 1 October 1858 | First station opened |
| 16 June 1863 | Conwy Valley Line opened |
| 1 October 1897 | Present station opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Llandudno Junction from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Llandudno Junction railway station (Welsh: Cyffordd Llandudno) is on the Crewe to Holyhead North Wales Coast Line. The station is managed by Arriva Trains Wales, although Virgin Trains (West Coast) also serves it.
As a junction for trains to Llandudno and the Conwy Valley Line, Llandudno Junction is the busiest station in North Wales, in terms of the frequency of services, and is also one of the busiest in terms of passenger numbers.
The original station (located to the west of the current station) was opened on 1 October 1858 and served the branch line to Llandudno. Built by the St. George's Harbour and Railway Company in 1858, this branch line heads north through Deganwy before terminating in the town. Prior to the completion of the junction station, the branch line trains from Llandudno ran through to Conwy.
This was followed by the opening of a second branch line in 1863 - the Conwy Valley Line - which headed south and was built by the Conway and Llanrwst Railway, and became part of the LNWR in 1867. It follows the valley of the River Conwy to Llanrwst (where it originally terminated) and Betws-y-Coed (a later terminus in 1869), then follows the Lledr Valley and a two mile long tunnel to terminate at Blaenau Ffestiniog, where passengers can join the Ffestiniog Railway.
Initially the Conwy Valley line ran into a separate platform on the south side of the station, and a refreshment room was built in 1864. However, the station needed to enlarge in order to cope with both mainline and branch-line traffic, and on 1 October 1897 the present station was opened on a much larger site, the two island platforms offering six through lines with two bays at each end. The opening of the new station allowed for the demolition of the former station, but also entailed a diverting of the Conwy Valley branch, which now joined the mainline some half a mile further east. The old formation was used to store locomotives.
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