A station in Wales has earned the title of having the longest railway station name in the UK.

The name is made up of a whopping 58 letters, which makes it over double the length of the alphabet.

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, also shortened to Llanfairpwll railway station, is on the North Wales Coast Line from Crewe to Holyhead, which serves the village of Llanfairpwllgwyngll.

According to Transport for Wales, the name of the station was originally designed for tourists and is made up of names from the local area, which makes sense as it certainly stands out.

The station itself, which features two short platforms, is currently unstaffed and has no ticket provision, so passengers boarding at the station are required to buy a ticket on the train or ahead of their travel.

Those travelling from there can see the train running details via timetable posters and information screens.

A two-hour weekday service runs from the station in each direction, with most of the eastbound trains travelling to Wrexham General, Shrewsbury and Birmingham International.

While there is a timetable, the station is actually a request stop and therefore, trains only stop if a passenger or freight is being picked up or dropped off at the railway station.

On TripAdvisor, someone asked: “How do I guarantee that a train will stop at Llanfairpwllgwyngyll Station?” in response to another person warning people to “beware” of the fact that the station is a request stop and that they should ensure that they check the timetable.

In response to the question, Mark B said he was “sorry to alarm” people regarding the ‘request stop’ status of the station.

He goes on to give advice on what to do so that passengers’ requests to board or get off a train are acted upon.

His advice is that while at the station passengers should hold their arm out so the driver can “clearly see you wish to board”.

“You may receive a wave or toot on the train to acknowledge this!” he added.

When wanting to get off the train, his advice was simple.

He said: “either stop the train manager when they come through to check tickets and let them know, or advise them as you board the train at your starting station.”

Around 21,000 passengers pass through the small station a year, which is also ranked number 4 of Llanfairpwllgwyngyll’s attractions.