Given the number of stations on the Cambrian Line that were closed by Beeching, was there any specific reason Dovey Junction was kept open? For anyone connecting between the Aberystwyth and Pwllheli branches, the timetable seems to suggest changing at Machynlleth (and trains from both branches that join together also do this at Machynlleth).
(Inspiration for this question came when I realised that AYW-BHI trains were still stopping at Dovey Junction for the 3 months the Pwllheli branch is shut, which puzzled me because I thought they only stopped to allow the interchange between the 2 branches until I realised this actually happens at Machynlleth...)
(Inspiration for this question came when I realised that AYW-BHI trains were still stopping at Dovey Junction for the 3 months the Pwllheli branch is shut, which puzzled me because I thought they only stopped to allow the interchange between the 2 branches until I realised this actually happens at Machynlleth...)