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
Location
PlaceConnah's Quay
AreaFlintshire
Coordinates53.2214°N 3.0610°W / 53.2214; -3.0610
Grid referenceSJ291699
Operations
Original companyChester and Holyhead Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms2
History
1 September 1870Opened[1]
14 February 1966Closed[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

History

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]

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References
  1. "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
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2011). Chester to Rhyl. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 39-43. ISBN 9781906008932. OCLC 795178960.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Wrexham to New Brighton. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 43-47. ISBN 9781908174475. OCLC 859543196.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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


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