Connah's Quay railway station

Connah's Quay railway station was a railway station located to the north of Connah's Quay, Flintshire, Wales on the south bank of the canalised section of the River Dee.

Connah's Quay
Holyhead main line near site of Connah's Quay station, Photo from 1994
General information
LocationConnah's Quay, Flintshire
Wales
Coordinates53°13′17″N 3°03′40″W / 53.2214°N 3.0610°W / 53.2214; -3.0610
Grid referenceSJ291699
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyChester and Holyhead Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 September 1870Opened[1]
14 February 1966Closed[1]

History

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Opened on 1 September 1870 as part of the Chester and Holyhead Railway (now the North Wales Coast Line),[1] the station had two platforms linked by a footbridge. The down platform contained the two storey station building where the ticket office and waiting rooms were located. The opposite platform had only a basic waiting shelter. From its opening day to 1904 it formed a terminus of the Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway.[2]

One incident of note in the station's history occurred just before it closed down. On 29 August 1965 a diesel unit train caught fire, injuring nine passengers and the three crew members.[3] Goods services were halted on 1 November 1952 and the station was closed fully on 14 February 1966.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Station Name: Connahs Quay". Disused Stations. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  2. ^ Key dates of the railway in the National Archives
  3. ^ A Ministry of Transport report on the blaze
  4. ^ A North Wales rail website

Further reading

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Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Flint
Line and station open
  London and North Western Railway
North Wales Coast Line
  Shotton
Line and station open