£1.3 million train station opens in Porthmadog

Local schoolchildren and tourists have been among the first to use the station, which was built with the help of volunteers.

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£1.3m railway station to be unveiled in Porthmadog

The new station will link the Welsh Highland and Ffestiniog Railways. Credit: Stuart Bingham/PA

A new £1.3 million train station, servicing both the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways, will be unveiled by Transport Minister Edwina Hart later today.

The new station was build by volunteers and local contractors over three winters.

Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas AM is also expected to attend the opening ceremony, travelling on the Welsh Highland Railway to Porthmadog.

Local schoolchildren from Ysgol Cefn Coch in Penrhyndeudraeth and Ysgol Eifion Wyn Porthmadog will also attend the ceremony.

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