Broughton & Bretton railway station

Broughton & Bretton railway station was a station in Bretton, Flintshire, Wales. The station was opened on 14 August 1849 and completely closed on 4 May 1964.[1] The station building is now in use as veterinary practice and the east bound platform waiting shelter is still extant.[1]

Broughton & Bretton
The station in 1961
Location
Place	Bretton
Area	Flintshire
Coordinates	53.1713°N 2.9743°W / 53.1713; -2.9743
Grid reference	SJ348642
Operations
Original company	Mold Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	2
History
14 August 1849	Opened[1]
30 April 1962	closed for passengers (except workmen's trains)
2 September 1963	workmen's trains withdrawn[2]
4 May 1964	Closed for freight[1]
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

References

1. "Station Name: Broughton & Bretton". Disused Stations. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
2. Private and Untimetabled Railway stations by G.Croughton page 53

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2012). Branch Lines around Denbigh. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 26-28. ISBN 9781908174321. OCLC 814270878.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Kinnerton Line and station closed		London and North Western Railway Mold Railway		Saltney Ferry Line open, station closed