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Meliden railway station

Meliden railway station
Disused railway line at Meliden - geograph.org.uk - 31115.jpg
Location
Coordinates 53°18′52″N 3°24′42″W / 53.314418°N 3.411659°W / 53.314418; -3.411659Coordinates: 53°18′52″N 3°24′42″W / 53.314418°N 3.411659°W / 53.314418; -3.411659
Grid reference SJ060806
Operations
Pre-grouping LNWR
Post-grouping LMSR
Platforms 1
History
28 August 1905 Opened
22 September 1930 Closed to passengers
1 April 1957 Closed for freight
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Meliden railway station served the mining village of Meliden, Flintshire (now Denbighshire), Wales, on the Dyserth branch line. It was used as a way of shipping minerals from the nearby quarries at Dyserth to Prestatyn. 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 A passenger service was instituted in 1905 but lasted only until 1930, when it was withdrawn by the LMS.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. Since closure the Prestatyn to Dyserth railway has become a nature walk. All that remains is the loading gauge and goods shed.


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