Trains to Betws-Y-Coed - Station Details and further Information on Betws-Y-Coed Train Services
Betws-y-Coed train station is a passenger station on the Conwy Valley Line from Llandudno Junction to Blaenau Ffestiniog. The passenger train service is operated by Arriva Trains Wales and is marketed as the Conwy Valley Railway (Welsh: Rheilffordd Dyffryn Conwy).
The train station is also an important bus interchange station. It is used by the Snowdonia National Park Sherpa bus services to Capel Curig, Pen-y-Gwryd, Pen-y-Pass, Beddgelert, Porthmadog, Tryfan and Bethesda. Other connecting bus services operate to Penmachno, Corwen, Llangollen, Llanrwst, Trefriw, Dolgarrog, Conwy and Llandudno. The local bus timetables advertise the train services and the "Gwynedd Red Rover" day ticket is valid on Conwy Valley trains as well as the Sherpa and Conwy Valley bus services. There is also a coach park at the station, which is extensively used by tourist coach operators.
Betws-y-Coed is an important tourist village and the station is centrally located beside the large village green. The district has magnificent scenery and there are several spectacular waterfalls, including the much visited Swallow Falls, which are served by frequent Sherpa buses from Betws-y-Coed station. There are several large hotels in the village. |
