Snowdon Mountain Railway

Snowdon dominates the glorious, ancient landscape of North Wales. At 3,560ft (1085m) it is a true mountain and a place of legend - said to be the burial place of the giant ogre Rhita, vanquished by King Arthur. Since 1896, the Snowdon Mountain Railway has been making it easy to claim this mountain peak. In a tremendously ambitious feat of engineering, and uniquely in Britain, a rack and pinion railway was built which rises to within 66ft of the summit of the highest mountain in England and Wales.

Trains run to the summit subject to weather conditions. The Summit Station is the usual destination between early May and the end of October. Trains may be operated by steam or diesel traction.

This attraction can be easily visited whilst staying in the Conwy Valley, and is 13 miles (22 km) from Betws-y-Coed as the crow flies (straight line distance). See the routeplanner below for a suggested route and estimated journey time.

Transport/Access

Disabled Access :
There are disabled toilets at both Llanberis Station and the Summit. The wheelchair carriage is fully ramped. Disabled passengers requiring the wheelchair accessible carriage should phone in advance.

Public Transport :
Bus : regular buses direct from Bangor and Caernarfon and in the summer months from Llandudno, Beddgelert and Betws-y-Coed. Train : nearest station Bangor approx 9 miles.

Parking :
There are pay and display car parks near to the railway. For disabled passengers, there is a drop off point outside the station. This is strictly for drop off only and cars must not park there.

Driving Route :
From Betws-y-Coed Capel Curig Dolwyddelan Llanrwst Trefriw to Snowdon Mountain Railway
(Suggested route from Googlemaps)

Location Map :

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