Abergele and Pensarn railway station
Abergele & Pensarn 
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| Welsh: Abergele a Phen-sarn | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Abergele |
| Local authority | Conwy |
| Grid reference | SH946787 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | AGL |
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F1 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 84,488 |
| 2012/13 |
 81,476 |
| 2013/14 |
81,152 |
| 2014/15 |
73,642 |
| 2015/16 |
70,932 |
| History | |
| Original company | Chester and Holyhead Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| 1 May 1848 | Opened as Abergele |
| ? | Renamed |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Abergele & Pensarn from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Abergele & Pensarn railway station on the North Wales Coast Line serves the North Wales town of Abergele. It is located in the coastal suburb of Pensarn.
Opened as Abergele by the Chester and Holyhead Railway on 1 May 1848, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
When Sectorisation was introduced, the station was served by Regional Railways although Intercity Sector trains passed through on their way from London Euston and the Midlands to Holyhead.
The Privatisation of British Railways led to services being provided by Arriva Trains Wales.
The station had been the location of a Camping coach. It was originally served by loops off the main line in both directions, but the eastbound one was removed in the late 1980s and the main line realigned to pass through the platform. However the westbound one remained in use until early 2017 - it was decommissioned over the weekend of 8/9 January. The loop has now been lifted and the platform will be extended out to reach the remaining main line. A replacement bus service is being provided to Rhyl whilst the work is in progress, as westbound trains will not be able to call until the work is complete in mid-February.
On 20 August 1868, the Irish Mail collided with some runaway goods wagons which had been left on the running line between Abergele and Pensarn & Llandulas stations. The accident was, at the time, the worst railway disaster in Britain.
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