Meliden railway station
Meliden railway station | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Wales | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°18′52″N 3°24′42″W / 53.314418°N 3.411659°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SJ060806 | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Pre-grouping | LNWR | ||||
| Post-grouping | LMSR | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 28 August 1905 | Opened | ||||
| 22 September 1930 | Closed to passengers[1][2][3] | ||||
| 1 April 1957 | Closed for freight | ||||
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Meliden railway station served the mining village of Meliden, Flintshire (now Denbighshire), Wales, on the Dyserth branch line. It was used as a way of shipping minerals from the nearby quarries at Dyserth to Prestatyn. 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 A passenger service was instituted in 1905 but lasted only until 1930, when it was withdrawn by the LMS.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. Since closure the Prestatyn to Dyserth railway has become a nature walk. All that remains is the loading gauge and goods shed.[4]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Allt-y-Graig Line and station closed |
London and North Western Railway Dyserth Branch Line |
St. Melyd Golf Links Line and station closed |
References
- ^ Quick 2009, p. 270.
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 157.
- ^ "The station and line". Disused Stations.
- ^ "Visit Prestatyn - Railway Line History". Visit Prestatyn.
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL 11956311M.
- Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.