Prestatyn Chapel Street railway station

Prestatyn Chapel Street railway station was the first stop on the Dyserth branch line (now a footpath). It was the only station on the line to have a level crossing. It is also unique because pieces of track have been built into the ground as a feature of historical interest. The platform and signs have long gone, but a remaining piece of railing would have been there to separate the road and the railway.

Prestatyn Chapel Street railway station
Chapel Street
Location
Coordinates	53.331966°N 3.405648°W / 53.331966; -3.405648
Grid reference	SJ065826
Operations
Pre-grouping	LNWR
Post-grouping	LMSR
Platforms	1
History
29 January 1906	Opened
22 September 1930	Closed[1][2][3]
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

Dyserth branch line
North Wales Coast Line Prestatyn Gas works to Penrhwylfa Brickworks Chapel Street Bryn Rhosyn LC Woodland Park St. Melyd Golf Links Meliden Works Siding Meliden Talargoch Lead Mine Allt-y-Graig Castle Limestone Siding Castle Quarry Hobbs' Siding Dyserth Stone Loading Siding Dyserth Quarry Marian Mill

The branch line to Dyserth was opened by the LNWR in 1869, initially for mineral traffic only. A passenger service was instituted in 1905 but lasted only until 1930, when it was withdrawn by the LMS. The line remained open to serve a quarry at Dyserth until complete closure in 1973.[4]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Prestatyn Line closed, station open		London and North Western Railway Dyserth Branch Line		Woodland Park Line and station closed

References

1. Quick 2009, p. 120.
2. Butt 1995, p. 57.
3. "The halt and the line". Disused Stations.
4. "Visit Prestatyn - Railway Line History". Visit Prestatyn.

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
• Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.