Services

This page lists services in Machynlleth, with descriptions of their accessibility and facilities.

Library

Address and phone number	Machynlleth Library, Heol Maengwyn, SY20 8DY. 01654 702322 Google Maps link
Website
Entrance	Flat level access, through a small lobby with offset automatic doors on the inside and outside.
Inside	Level access throughout. Some aisles are narrow and may be difficult to navigate with larger mobility aids.
Outdoor areas	None.
Toilets, etc.	Unknown.
Parking
Notes

Rowlands Pharmacy

Address and phone number	8 Pentrerhedyn St, SY20 8DN. 01654702237 Google Maps link
Website
Entrance	One entrance door, with one step up from the pavement. A temporary ramp is available (after legal action to demand reasonable adjustments), with a doorbell to request it from the pavement.
Inside	There are no steps anywhere inside the shop area. The counter is at standing height. Access to the private consultation room(s) is unknown.
Outdoor areas	None.
Toilets, etc.	None.
Parking
Notes

Train station (Machynlleth, MCN)

Address and phone number	Heol Y Doll, SY20 8BL. Transport for Wales Rail: 0333 005 0501 Google Maps link
Website	Machynlleth Station on National Rail website
Entrance	Slight camber up on the way in. Automatic double doors triggered by large button at shoulder height when you're in a wheelchair. (Or you can just push them open.) You can also get to platforms 1 and 2 without going through the ticket office at all.
Inside	Manned ticket office and waiting room combined. No ticket machines. Ticket office counter is low, at a comfortable wheelchair height. Level access and lifts to all platforms and waiting rooms.
Outdoor areas	Platform 2 is closer to the entrance, is roofed but open to the elements and has several benches. The ticket office has a waiting room in it, but when the ticket office is closed the waiting room is unavailable. Platform 1 is further from the ticket office, access is via the uncovered footbridge that has optional stairs and two lifts on it. There is a waiting room on platform 1 that is a small shedlike building with doors and windows. (Don't know if it is locked at night, but suspect it might be?)
Toilets, etc.	Accessible toilets near the ticket office and main entrance (platform 2).
Parking
Notes	When the train is on platform 2 (by the ticket office, not over the bridge) and going to Aberystwyth and Pwllheli, the train separates and the front two carriages go to Aber and the back two carriages go to Pwllheli. The conductors are quite careful to check that everyone is in the right carriage for where they're going, and there's time to switch from the Aber train to the Pwllheli train or vice versa if you've ended up in the wrong carriage by accident. Both sections stop at Dyfi Junction (the next stop after Mach), but after that they go in totally different directions. When the train arrives in Mach from Aberystwyth or Pwllheli, it combines with the two carriages from the other place and becomes one four-carriage train that travels on towards Birmingham together. As the train pulls into the station there may be a jolt as the second train joins onto the first, before the doors open. If you're unsteady on your feet, grab onto something or stay seated until the doors open; there will be enough time to alight and change carriages if you need to. For some reason the lifts and lift doors are often full of flies to a near-horror-movie degree!?