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. 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]

References

  1. ↑ disused-stations.org.uk article
  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
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Shotton
Line and station open		   London and North Western Railway
North Wales Coast Line		   Flint
Line and station open

Coordinates: 53°13′17″N 3°03′40″W / 53.2214°N 3.0610°W

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