Prestatyn Chapel Street railway station was the first stop on the Dyserth branch line (now a footpath). It was the only station on the line to have a level crossing. It is also unique because pieces of track have been built into the ground as a feature of historical interest. The platform and signs have long gone, but a remaining piece of railing would have been there to separate the road and the railway.
Prestatyn Chapel Street railway station Chapel Street | |||||
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 The site of the trackbed in 2015 | |||||
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| Location | Wales | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°19′55″N 3°24′20″W / 53.331966°N 3.405648°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SJ065826 | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Pre-grouping | LNWR | ||||
| Post-grouping | LMSR | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 29 January 1906 | Opened | ||||
| 22 September 1930 | Closed[1][2][3] | ||||
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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 A passenger service was instituted in 1905 but lasted only until 1930, when it was withdrawn by the LMS.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.[4]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Prestatyn Line closed, station open |
London and North Western Railway Dyserth Branch Line |
Woodland Park Line and station closed | ||
References
edit- ↑ Quick 2009, p. 120.
- ↑ Butt 1995, p. 57.
- ↑ "The halt and the line". Disused Stations.
- ↑ "Visit Prestatyn - Railway Line History". Visit Prestatyn.
Sources
edit- 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.