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available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Conwy Valley
Line is a railway line in north Wales. It runs from Llandudno via
Llandudno Junction 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 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 turnpike road it served many isolated communities in Snowdonia and
also the developing tourist industry. Although a little over 27 miles
between Llandudno and Blaenau Ffestiniog the journey takes over one
hour. Most of the stations along the route are treated as a request stop
