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.
History
Opened on 1 September 1870 as part of the Chester and Holyhead Railway (now the North Wales Coast Line), 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.
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. Goods services were halted on 1 November 1952 and the station was closed fully on 14 February 1966.
References
- ^ "Station Name: Connahs Quay". Disused Stations. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ Key dates of the railway in the National Archives
- ^ A Ministry of Transport report on the blaze
- ^ A North Wales rail website
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2011). Chester to Rhyl. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 39-43. ISBN 9781906008932. OCLC 795178960.
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Wrexham to New Brighton. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 43-47. ISBN 9781908174475. OCLC 859543196.
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Flint Line and station open |
London and North Western Railway North Wales Coast Line |
Shotton Line and station open |