Alt-y-Graig Railway Station
North Wales Coast Line
Prestatyn
Chapel Street
Woodland Park
St. Melyd Golf Links
Meliden
Allt-y-Graig
Dyserth
Gas works
to Penrhwylfa Brickworks
Bryn Rhosyn LC
Meliden Works Siding
Talargoch Lead Mine
Castle Limestone Siding
Castle Quarry
Hobbs' Siding
Stone Loading Siding
Dyserth Quarry
Marian Mill
Alt-y-Craig railway station (later renamed Allt-y-Graig) was an unstaffed halt at Talargoch, Denbighshire, Wales, UK, on the Dyserth branch line. Like Woodland Park further down the line, passengers would have had to access the station from a hill. The only piece of railway history that remains here is the bridge that people now walk on.
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 A passenger service was instituted in 1905 but lasted only until 1930, when it was withdrawn by the LMS.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.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dyserth Line and station closed |
London and North Western Railway Dyserth Branch Line |
Meliden Line and station closed |
References
- ^ Quick 2009, p. 58.
- ^ Butt 1995, pp. 15 & 16.
- ^ "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.
