North Wales rail network

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The North Wales rail network is the system of passenger and freight railway lines serving the North Wales region, connecting its towns and cities with each other and with the rest of the UK.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf railway network
transport infrastructure
connectsCity Birmingham (via connections)
Liverpool (via connections)
linked to: Liverpool

London (via connections)
Manchester (via connections)
Wrexham
connectsTo English rail network
Irish Sea ferry ports at Holyhead
Scottish rail network
connectsTown Bangor (Gwynedd)
linked to: Bangor

Blaenau Ffestiniog
Chester
Colwyn Bay
Crewe
Flint
Holyhead
Llandudno
Llandudno Junction
Prestatyn
Pwllheli (via Cambrian Coast connection)
Rhyl
Shotton
Shrewsbury
country United Kingdom
electrificationStatus mostly non-electrified
gauge standard gauge
governingBody Transport for Wales
hasCrossBorderServicesWith England
hasElectrifiedSection Crewe–Chester section
hasInternationalConnection Holyhead–Dublin ferry link (via Holyhead port)
hasMajorRoute Borderlands Line
Cambrian Line (eastern access via Shrewsbury)
Chester–Holyhead railway
Conwy Valley Line
North Wales Coast Line
Shrewsbury–Chester line
hasTerminus Blaenau Ffestiniog railway station
Holyhead railway station
Llandudno railway station
Pwllheli railway station
Wrexham Central railway station
Wrexham General railway station
historicalDevelopmentPeriod 19th century
historicalOperator British Rail
London and North Western Railway
includesStation Bangor railway station
Chirk railway station
Colwyn Bay railway station
Flint railway station
Gobowen railway station
Llandudno Junction railway station
Prestatyn railway station
Rhyl railway station
Ruabon railway station
Shotton railway station
locatedIn Wales
otherOperator Avanti West Coast
Merseyrail (via Borderlands Line connection)
West Midlands Trains (via connections at Shrewsbury and Crewe)
partOf National Rail network
linked to: National Rail
primaryOperator Transport for Wales Rail
purpose freight transport
long-distance intercity travel
regional connectivity
regulator Office of Rail and Road
servesRegion North Wales
supportsServiceType freight rail
passenger rail

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National Rail Wales area hasSubArea North Wales rail network
Shotton railway station railwayNetwork North Wales rail network
Llandudno Junction railway station isKeyHubFor North Wales rail network
Bangor railway station isKeyHubFor North Wales rail network
North of England rail network connectsTo North Wales rail network
Birmingham–Wolverhampton line usedByService Birmingham–North Wales trains
linked to: North Wales rail network