Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch - Wales UK
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The railway station with the longest name in the world.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch railway station which runs on the North Wales Line from London’s Euston station to Holyhead on the isle of Anglesey.
Waymark Code: WM35HP
Location: North Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/13/2008
Views: 220
Construction began on the railway track between Holyhead and Chester on St. David's Day in 1845. The station at Llanfairpwll opened three years later when two locomotives were shipped to Holyhead. It then remained open until 1966 which was four years before the accidental fire that destroyed the Britannia Bridge.
Fortunately the bridge was rebuilt and Llanfairpwll station re-opened for local stopping trains in 1973. After changing ownership several times, the old station house was restored in 1995 to how it would have looked in Victorian times.
It serves the village of Llanfairpwllgwyngyll. The full length name of the station is Llanfairpwllgwyngyll-gogerychwyrndrobwll-llantysilio-gogogoch, it is a Victorian composition primarily for the benefit of tourists.
National Rail also refer to the station by the older published form of Llanfair P.G.
Although famous for having the longest station name in the UK, trains usually stop at the station only on request.
Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: Yes
Is the station/depot open to the public?: Yes
What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: North Wales to London
Station/Depot Web Site: [Web Link]
If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?: Not listed
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