Editing Conwy Valley line (section)

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{{Use British English|date=June 2018}}
{{Short description|Railway line in North Wales}}
{{Infobox rail line
| name                            = Conwy Valley line
| image                           = Blaenau Ffestiniog railway station (7818).jpg
| image_width                     = 275px
| caption                         = {{rws|Blaenau Ffestiniog}}, the interchange between Conwy Valley trains and the narrow gauge [[Ffestiniog Railway]]
| other_name                      = Conwy Valley Railway<br />Rheilffordd Dyffryn Conwy
| native_name                     = {{native_name|cy|Llinell Dyffryn Conwy}}
| type                            = Heavy Rail
| locale                          = [[Conwy]]<br>[[Gwynedd]]
| start                           = {{rws|Llandudno}}
| end                             = {{rws|Blaenau Ffestiniog}}
| stations                        = 13
| open                            = 1879
| owner                           = [[Network Rail]]
| operator                        = [[Transport for Wales Rail]]
| character                       = [[Rural]]
| stock                           = {{Ubl|''''Current''''|[[British Rail Class 197]]|
''''Previous''''|[[British Rail Class 150]] ''Sprinter''|[[British Rail Class 153]] ''Super Sprinter''}}
| linelength                      = {{convert|30.8|mi|km}}
| tracks                          = 2 ({{rws|Llandudno}}–{{rws|Llandudno Junction}})<br>1 ({{rws|Llandudno Junction}}–{{rws|North Llanrwst}})<br>2 (Passing loop at {{rws|North Llanrwst}})<br>1 ({{rws|North Llanrwst}}–{{rws|Blaenau Ffestiniog}})
| gauge                           = {{track gauge|uksg|allk=on}}
| electrification                 = None
| old_gauge                       = 
| speed                           = 
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The '''Conwy Valley line''' ({{Langx|cy|Llinell Dyffryn Conwy}})<ref>{{cite web |title=TfW Network Map |url=https://tfw.wales/sites/default/files/2021-10/TfW_Network_Map_Web_011021.pdf |publisher=[[Transport for Wales]] |access-date=8 December 2021}}</ref> is a [[railway line]] in [[North West Wales|north-west]] [[Wales]]. It runs from [[Llandudno]] via [[Llandudno Junction]] ({{langx|cy|Cyffordd Llandudno}}) to [[Blaenau Ffestiniog]], and was originally part of the [[London and North Western Railway]], being opened in stages to 1879. The primary purpose of the line was to carry slate from the Ffestiniog quarries to a specially built quay at [[Deganwy]] (occasionally referred to as St George's Dock) for export by sea. The line also provided goods facilities for the market town of [[Llanrwst]], and via the extensive facilities at Betws-y-Coed on the [[London]] to [[Holyhead]] [[A5 road (Great Britain)|A5 turnpike road]] it served many isolated communities in [[Snowdonia]] and also the developing tourist industry.
Although only a little over {{convert|27|mi|km}} between Llandudno and Blaenau Ffestiniog, the journey takes over one hour, largely due to the sinuous and steeply graded nature of the route taken (particularly south of Betws-y-Coed). Most of the stations along the line are treated as [[request stop]]s.