Connah's Quay | |
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Location | |
Place | Connah's Quay |
Area | Flintshire |
Coordinates | 53°13′17″N 3°03′40″W / 53.2214°N 3.0610°WCoordinates: 53°13′17″N 3°03′40″W / 53.2214°N 3.0610°W |
Grid reference | SJ291699 |
Operations | |
Original company | Chester and Holyhead Railway |
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
History | |
1 September 1870 | Opened |
14 February 1966 | Closed |
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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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), 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.