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Meliden railway station

Coordinates: 53°18′52″N 3°24′42″W / 53.314418°N 3.411659°W / 53.314418; -3.411659
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Meliden railway station
General information
LocationWales
Coordinates53°18′52″N 3°24′42″W / 53.314418°N 3.411659°W / 53.314418; -3.411659
Grid referenceSJ060806
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingLNWR
Post-groupingLMSR
Key dates
28 August 1905Opened
22 September 1930Closed to passengers[1][2][3]
1 April 1957Closed for freight

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 A passenger service was instituted in 1905 but lasted only until 1930, when it was withdrawn by the LMS.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.[4]

Goods shed and loading gauge


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Allt-y-Graig
Line and station closed
  London and North Western Railway
Dyserth Branch Line
  St. Melyd Golf Links
Line and station closed

References

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  1. ^ Quick 2009, p. 270.
  2. ^ Butt 1995, p. 157.
  3. ^ "The station and line". Disused Stations.
  4. ^ "Visit Prestatyn - Railway Line History". Visit Prestatyn.

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