Broughton & Bretton railway station

Broughton & Bretton
The station in 1961
General information
LocationBretton, Flintshire
Wales
Coordinates53°10′17″N 2°58′27″W / 53.1713°N 2.9743°W / 53.1713; -2.9743
Grid referenceSJ348642
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMold Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
14 August 1849Opened[1]
30 April 1962closed for passengers (except workmen's trains)
2 September 1963workmen's trains withdrawn[2]
4 May 1964Closed for freight[1]
Location

Broughton & Bretton railway station was a station in Bretton, Flintshire, Wales near Broughton, Flintshire. 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]

The old station is now a Veterinary Centre named "Station House Veterinary Centre".

References

  1. ^ a b c d "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


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