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Sun Bank Halt railway station

Sun Bank Halt
Location
Place Sun Bank & Trevor Uchaf
Area Wrexham
Operations
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Platforms 2
History
24 Jul 1905 Opened
5 Jul 1950 Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Sun Bank Halt in Wrexham County Borough, Wales, was a minor station on the Ruabon to Barmouth line. It opened as Garth & Sun Bank Halt but was renamed on 1 July 1906. The line was double track and there was never a signal box nor freight facilities here.

On 7 September 1945, the bank of the Shropshire Union Canal failed, causing the trackbed to be washed away near the halt. A mail and freight train was derailed, killing one person and injuring two people. A fire broke out, destroying all but the brake van of the train's consist.

Coordinates: 52°58′21″N 3°07′47″W / 52.9726°N 3.1296°W / 52.9726; -3.1296



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