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Llanfairpwll railway station, also signposted as Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, is a station on the North Wales Coast Line from Crewe to Holyhead, serving the village of Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Anglesey, Wales.
The long name was supposedly contrived in 1869 as an early publicity stunt to give the station the longest name of any railway station in Britain. [17] According to Sir John Morris-Jones the name was created by a local tailor, whose name he did not confide, letting the secret die with him.
The following table lists the name of each station in English and Welsh, along with the year it first opened, and the unitary authority area in which it is situated. The table also shows the train operators who currently serve each station and the final two columns give information on the number of passengers using each station in recent years ...
A Welsh weatherman pronounced one of the longest town names in Europe like it was nothing, ... A weatherman in the U.K. wowed viewers this week by rattling off the name with perfect pronunciation.
Cynghordy railway station (Welsh pronunciation ⓘ) serves the rural community of Cynghordy near Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales.The station is on the Heart of Wales Line 46 + 3 ⁄ 4 miles (75 km) north east of Swansea and is located at street level at the end of a gravel track off a lane that is just off the main A483 road.
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The longest announcement is in Wales, reaching a duration of almost 3 minutes, listing all 39 stations in English and Welsh. [1] Although train station announcements can seem outdated in addition the platform display and mobile apps, it is necessary for people with vision impairment and for warnings.
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