Caergwrle railway station

Caergwrle National Rail
Location
Place Caergwrle
Local authority Flintshire
Grid reference SJ309572
Operations
Station code CGW
Managed by Arriva Trains Wales
Number of platforms 2
DfT category F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
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Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05 25,148
2005/06 Decrease 21,071
2006/07 Decrease 20,065
2007/08 Increase 21,056
2008/09 Decrease 19,796
2009/10 Increase 23,778
2010/11 Decrease 22,186
2011/12 Decrease 21,888
2012/13 Increase 24,264
2013/14 Increase 24,438
2014/15 Decrease 23,034
History
Original company Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway
Pre-grouping Great Central Railway
June 1872[1] Opened as Bridge End
November 1898[1] Renamed Caergwrle Castle
October 1905[2] Renamed Caergwrle Castle and Wells
6 May 1974[2] Renamed
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Caergwrle from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Caergwrle railway station serves the village of Caergwrle in Flintshire, Wales. The station is 4¾ miles (7 km) north of Wrexham Central on the Borderlands Line.

History

The station was opened as Bridge End in June 1872.[1] From 1885, the station had a signal box towards the southern end of the Wrexham-bound platform, which was named Caergwrle Castle Station signal box from 1898 until 1972,[3][4] On 1 January 1899, the station itself was renamed to Caergwrle Castle,[5] with the & Wells suffix being included from 1 October 1908.[5] By 1912, the station had a lengthy siding, extending to the north-west, to the Lascelles and Sharman brewery.[3]

The station was renamed from Caergwrle Castle & Wells to Caergwrle on 6 May 1974,[6] and the signal box closed on 28 November 1982.[4]

Services

The basic off-peak service consists of one train per hour to Wrexham Central, and one to Bidston. There are six trains in each direction on Sundays.

Gallery

References

  1. 1 2 3 Butt 1995, p. 43.
  2. 1 2 Butt 1995, p. 51.
  3. 1 2 Mitchell & Smith 2013, map X
  4. 1 2 Mitchell & Smith 2013, fig. 24
  5. 1 2 Mitchell & Smith 2013, fig. 23
  6. Slater, J.N., ed. (July 1974). "Notes and News: Stations renamed by LMR". Railway Magazine (London: IPC Transport Press Ltd) 120 (879): 363. ISSN 0033-8923.

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Coordinates: 53°06′28″N 3°01′59″W / 53.10778°N 3.03306°W / 53.10778; -3.03306

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