Some people visiting Snowdon may not be able to reach the summit due to one key route being unavailable.
The rack-and-pinion railway, which travels to the summit of the mountain, will only run part way up in the summer, meaning some people won't be able to reach the top.
Snowdon Mountain Railway engineers have been prevented from from carrying out essential maintenance work on the upper part of the track due to the covid pandemic, reports NorthWalesLive.
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Thousands of passengers are carried by the railway from Llanberis along the five mile track to the summit station which also houses visitor centre Hafod Eryri.
Railway officials said because the trains will only run to Clogwyn station Hafod Eryri will not be open again this summer.
The facility, opened in 2009 to replace a dilapidated building at the summit, was closed to walkers, climbers and railway passengers last year and in 2020 because of the pandemic.
In a statement posted online the Snowdon Mountain Railway said: "The Snowdon Mountain will only run to Clogwyn station, about three quarters of the way up the mountain during the 2022 season.
"The summit building, Hafod Eryri, which was closed last year, will remain shut.
"With much of the staff furloughed the Snowdon Mountain Railway was unable to complete essential winter maintenance work on the upper part of the track preventing the line from being used by passenger trains or by service trains to transport staff and supplies to the summit.
"Hafod Eryri is expected to reopen in 2023."
Weather permitting Snowdon Mountain Railway operations will recommence in April.
However the Snowdon Mountain Railway's Heritage Experience trains, using steam locomotives, which were suspended in 2020 and 2021, will return this year.
These will also run to Clogwyn and are due to start on June 3 and continue until September 11.
During the lockdown in 2020 trains resumed on the Snowdon Mountain Railway after restrictions were relaxed during mid-summer. Last year trains were able to operate earlier in the season but only travelled as far as Clogwyn.
