Wrexham Central railway station
Wrexham Central 
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| Welsh: Wrecsam Canolog | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Wrexham |
| Local authority | Wrexham |
| Grid reference | SJ333502 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | WXC |
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| DfT category | F1 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 33,098 |
| 2012/13 |
41,746 |
| 2013/14 |
53,142 |
| 2014/15 |
73,444 |
| 2015/16 |
 73,180 |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1998 |
| Original company | Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Central Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| 1 November 1887 | Original station opened |
| 2 November 1895 | Route to Ellesmere opened |
| 10 September 1962 | Route to Ellesmere closed |
| 1998 | Station resited |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Wrexham Central from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Wrexham Central railway station is the smaller of two railway stations serving the central area of Wrexham in Wales, the other being Wrexham General. The platform can accommodate a three car diesel train, but has room for platform extension. It is the southern terminus of the Borderlands Line, also known as the Wrexham-Bidston line, which links north-east Wales to Merseyside.
The current station was constructed in 1998 inside a large shopping centre in Wrexham town centre known as Island Green. It replaced the first Central station, opened on 1 November 1887, which was a large station located 270 yards (250 metres) to the east. This station closed on 23 November 1998 and has been replaced by another large shopping centre.
The Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway (WMCQ) had opened between Wrexham Exchange and Buckley (old station) on 1 May 1866. A southern extension to a station better situated for the centre of Wrexham was authorised on 18 August 1882; work did not begin until January 1887, and it was opened on 1 November the same year. Wrexham Central was a large station, with a marshalling yard and goods depot accompanying it. The station clock was provided and maintained free of charge by a local watchmaker named Pierce. It was a terminus for several years until the Wrexham and Ellesmere Railway (W&ER) was opened on 2 November 1895. The W&ER was built with financial assistance of the WMCQ and the Cambrian Railways, and operated by the latter, which it joined at Ellesmere.
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