Glan Conwy railway station is on the east bank of the River Conwy on A470 road in the centre of the village of Llansanffraid Glan Conwy, Wales and is located on the Llandudno Junction to Blaenau Ffestiniog Conwy Valley Line. There are through services to Blaenau Ffestiniog.
The station was opened by the Conway and Llanrwst Railway on 17 June 1863, and was originally named Llansaintffraid; it was renamed Glan Conway on 1 January 1865.
The station was closed to passenger traffic on 26 October 1964 during the Beeching era but reopened on 4 May 1970. On 12 May 1980 it was renamed Glan Conwy.
The station buildings are in private occupation and the station is operated as an unstaffed halt and is a request stop. Entrance is by a ramp from the end of the lower and original platform where there is a small shelter. Until around 1959 it had its own Station Master afterwards it was supervised by the Tal y Cafn Station Master. The staff comprised two porters working an early and late shift between them. A siding was provided which catered for coal and agricultural traffic. For many years a Camping Coach was situated in the siding and used by holidaymakers until the 1964 closure.
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