Editing Caernarfon (section)

==Transport==

=== Sea ===
Caernarfon was at one time an important port, exporting [[Slate industry in Wales|slate]] from the [[Nantlle Valley|Dyffryn Nantlle]] quarries. This traffic was facilitated from 1828 by the [[Nantlle Railway]] which predated far more widely known ventures such as the [[Liverpool and Manchester Railway]] and the [[Ffestiniog Railway]].

=== Rail ===
Five passenger stations have served the town. [[Caernarvon railway station]] opened in 1852 as the western terminus of the [[Bangor and Carnarvon Railway]]. This connected the town with the North Wales coast and the expanding national network. [[Carnarvon Castle railway station]] opened in 1856 as the northern passenger terminus of the [[3 ft 6 in gauge railways|3ft 6in narrow gauge]] [[Nantlle Railway]]. This service ended in 1865 when the line being built from the south by the [[standard gauge]] [[Carnarvonshire Railway]] took over most of its trackbed. The Carnarvonshire Railway's temporary northern terminus was at [[Carnarvon (Pant) railway station|Pant]] to the south of the town. Pant station opened in 1867. At the same time, the [[Carnarvon and Llanberis Railway]] built its line from [[Llanberis railway station (LNWR)|Llanberis]] to Caernarfon. Its temporary western terminus was called [[Caernarvon (Morfa) railway station|Carnarvon (Morfa)]]. It opened in 1869 near the modern road bridges over the [[Afon Seiont]]. For a short period, therefore, Caernarfon had three terminating stations on its edges. Records are contradictory, but this ended in either 1870 or 1871 when they were connected by a line through the town using the tunnel which survives, having been converted in 1995 for road traffic. When the through route was opened Pant and Morfa stations closed and the original station became the town's only station. The [[London and North Western Railway]] also took over all the lines mentioned leaving one station and one service provider by 1871.

The services to [[Llanberis railway station (LNWR)|Llanberis]] and south to {{rws|Afon Wen}} closed progressively from the 1930s, with tracks being lifted in the mid-1960s, but Caernarvon station survived until 1970, with Bangor to Caernarvon one of the last passenger services to be closed under the [[Beeching Axe]]; it is now the site of a [[Morrisons]] supermarket. In November 2020 the Welsh Government stated 'further consideration' should be given to reopening the line. The [[Caernarfon railway station|fifth station]] was opened in 1997 on the old trackbed in St. Helen's Road. It is the northern terminus of the [[2 ft and 600 mm gauge railways|2ft narrow gauge]] Rheilffordd Eryri / [[Welsh Highland Railway]]. Work began on a permanent station for the town in February 2017. The new station opened to passengers in the Spring of 2019. Heritage steam services provide links to [[Porthmadog Harbour railway station|Porthmadog]], where passengers can change for services on the [[Ffestiniog Railway]] to [[Blaenau Ffestiniog]].<ref>{{cite web|title=£2m Caernarfon steam railway station work begins|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-38870784|website=BBC News|access-date=6 February 2017|date=5 February 2017}}</ref>

=== Bus ===
Bus services in the town are provided by [[Arriva Buses Wales]], and a number of smaller, local operators. Longer distance, cross-country services are operated by [[Lloyds Coaches]], and connect the town with [[Bangor, Gwynedd|Bangor]] to the north, and [[Aberystwyth]] via [[Porthmadog]], [[Dolgellau]] and [[Machynlleth]] to the south. These services are part of the [[Welsh Government]] funded [[TrawsCymru]] network.

=== Road ===
The [[A487 road|A487]] [[trunk road]] bisects the town, providing access to major urban areas along the North Wales coast and the [[Port of Holyhead]], via the [[A55 road|A55]] expressway. [[Llanberis]] at the foot of [[Snowdon]] can be reached via the [[A roads in Zone 4 of the Great Britain numbering scheme|A4086]], which heads east out of the town towards [[Capel Curig]].

=== Bike ===
Heading north out of the town is the [[Lôn Las Menai]] cycle path to nearby [[Y Felinheli]]. Heading south out of the town is the [[Lôn Eifion]] cycle path, which leads to [[Bryncir]], near [[Criccieth]]. The route provides views into the [[Snowdonia]] mountains, down along the [[Llŷn Peninsula]] and across to the [[Isle of Anglesey]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.discovergwynedd.com/en/points/list/C29/ |title=List Page |publisher=Discover Gwynedd |access-date=29 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121118042853/http://www.discovergwynedd.com/en/points/list/C29 |archive-date=18 November 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>

=== Air ===
[[Caernarfon Airport]] is {{convert|4.5|mi|km}} to the southwest, and offers pleasure flights and an aviation museum.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.caernarfonairport.co.uk/ |title=index |publisher=Caernarfonairport.co.uk |access-date=29 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005053235/http://www.caernarfonairport.co.uk/ |archive-date=5 October 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== Foot ===
The [[Aber Swing Bridge]] is a pedestrian [[swing bridge]] that crosses over the Afon Seiont to connect pedestrians from the foreshore to the Watergate entrance in the centre of Caernarfon by the Caernarfon Castle.