Eyarth railway station

Eyarth
The former station in 1993
General information
LocationEyarth, Denbighshire
Wales
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyDenbigh, Ruthin and Corwen Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway[1]
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
6 October 1864Opened[2]
2 February 1953closed for regular passengers[3]
30 April 1962Closed completely[2]

Eyarth railway station served the village of Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd in Denbighshire, Wales, between the years of 1864 and 1962. It is located west off an unnamed minor road of off Wrexham road south of Ruthin (grid reference SJ 131557). It had one platform and a goods loop at the end. The station house is now a Bed and Breakfast and part of the platform still exists,


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Ruthin   London and North Western Railway
Denbigh, Ruthin and Corwen Railway 		  Nantclwyd

References

  1. ^ Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 70. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063. CN 8983.
  2. ^ a b 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. p.202
  3. ^ "Disused Stations: Eyarth Station". www.disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2021.

Further reading

53°05′32″N 3°17′59″W / 53.0921°N 3.2997°W / 53.0921; -3.2997


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