Alt-y-Graig railway station
Alt-y-Graig railway station Allt-y-Graig | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Wales |
| Coordinates | 53°18′37″N 3°24′52″W / 53.310410°N 3.414402°W |
| Grid reference | SJ058802 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | LMSR |
| Key dates | |
| 1 Feb 1929 | Opened as Alt-y-Craig |
| 8 July 1929 | Renamed Allt-y-Graig |
| 22 Sep 1930 | Closed[1][2][3] |
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Alt-y-Craig railway station (later renamed Allt-y-Graig) was an unstaffed halt on the Dyserth branch line. Like Woodland Park further down the line, passengers would have had to access the station from a hill. The only piece of railway history that remains here is the bridge that people now walk on.
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 A passenger service was instituted in 1905 but lasted only until 1930, when it was withdrawn by the LMS.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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| Dyserth Line and station closed |
London and North Western Railway Dyserth Branch Line |
Meliden Line and station closed |
References[edit]
- ^ Quick 2009, p. 58.
- ^ Butt 1995, pp. 15 & 16.
- ^ "The station and 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.
