Machynlleth train station

You can reach 39 stations directly from Machynlleth on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Dovey Junction, with 46 trains a day.

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• 39 direct destinations
• 1,631st busiest in Britain
• Staffed part time
• Step-free throughout
• 30 parking spaces
• 2 bus stops nearby

Direct trains from Machynlleth

Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.

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Lines serving Machynlleth

Machynlleth is on the Cambrian Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.

Freight through Machynlleth station, hour by hour

Freight is booked through or alongside Machynlleth station on 2 paths in the week beginning 12 October 2026: no paths on the Wednesday, 1 path on the Saturday and no paths on the Sunday. 1 of them runs whatever the traffic; the rest are held in the timetable and used only when there is something to move.

The grid counts the goods trains booked to pass in each hour of the week beginning 12 October 2026: the darker the hour, the more paths, and a dot marks an hour with at least one path that runs regardless. Engineering trains, empty stock and light engines are not counted. Across Britain only about a fifth of booked freight paths run on a given day, so a booked path is a possibility rather than a promise; the freight statistics page explains how that is measured.

Paths booked in the hournone12 to 34 to 78 to 1516 or moreone runs regardless

How busy Machynlleth station is

128,212 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,631st busiest station in Great Britain.

A further 68,832 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.

More journeys run between Machynlleth and Aberystwyth than any other pair: 27,254 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.

Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.

Nearest other stations

• Dovey Junction 3.6 miles
• Penhelyg 8.3 miles
• Aberdyfi 9.2 miles
• Tywyn 10.0 miles
• Fairbourne 10.7 miles

Closed stations nearby

Former stations within 8 km of Machynlleth, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.

• Machynlleth Town · 0.2 miles
• Ffridd Gate · 0.7 miles
• Llwyngwern · 2.0 miles

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Facilities at Machynlleth station

Machynlleth is staffed part time, with step-free access to the whole station.

Ticket office: Monday: 05:15 to 18:15 · Sunday: 08:30 to 17:30

Toilets · Waiting room

Parking at Machynlleth station

• Station Car Park 30 spaces, 2 accessible
  free

Cycle parking: 8 spaces (sheltered, stands).

From National Rail's station record, last updated 29 August 2026.

Getting to Machynlleth station

Machynlleth station is in Powys - Powys, Wales, and is run by TfW Rail.

2 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Bus Depot.

Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.

Machynlleth station elsewhere

• National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
• Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
• Wikipedia the station's history
• OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from

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