Dovey Junction is a stop on the Cambrian Line on the Powys / Ceredigion border where the line splits towards Aberystwyth or Pwllheli. The station is between Machynllech and Borth or Penhelig.
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| Transport for Wales 158 830 arrives with an east bound service |
| Information |
| Type: |
National Rail
(Cambrian Line) |
| Station code: |
DVY |
| Opened: |
1863 |
| Platforms: |
2 |
The station was opened as Gandovey Junction in 1863 by the Cambrian Railway, it was renamed Dovey Junction in 1904, Dovey or Dyfi refers to the river next to the station. Nowadays the station is in the middle of the Dyfi National Nature Reserve. It is also close to the hamlet of Glandyfi which is where the station entrance, this is in Ceredigion a kilometre away from the platforms which are in Powys!
The original Cambrian Railway buildings were replaced in the 1970s by a new brick building [1], this has now been replaced by a bus shelter type structure. The station is managed by Transport for Wales, there is a service in both directions at least every two hours, hourly at peak times.
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| The nature reserve is around the station |
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| Down the platform |
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| Station entrance |
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| Down both platforms |
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| TfW 158 827 departs for Pwllheli |
[1] Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, Machynlleth to Barmouth (Middleton Press, 2009) Fig. 15
