Trefnant railway station

Trefnant
The 4th Battalion King's Own Royal Lancasters detraining at Trefnant station, 1909
General information
LocationTrefnant, Denbighshire
Wales
Coordinates53°13′30″N 3°25′13″W / 53.2250°N 3.4202°W / 53.2250; -3.4202
Grid referenceSJ051707
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyVale of Clwyd Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
5 October 1858Opened[1]
19 September 1955Closed to passengers[1]
5 August 1957Closed[1]

Trefnant railway station served the village of Trefnant in North Wales.

History

It opened in 1858[1] and closed for passengers in 1955 and freight in 1957.[citation needed] Works were commenced in 1864 to double the line between Trefnant and the railway's junction with the Mold and Denbigh line.[2]

The station platform and the siding area was still visible until the Llys Teg housing association estate was built around 1990.

There was a railway bridge at the top of "Hafod" on the A541 in the village which is now demolished but is still visible as a hump in the road.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Llannerch   London and North Western Railway
Vale of Clwyd Railway
  Denbigh

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Station Name: Trefnant". Disused Stations. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Mold and Denbigh Junction Railway". Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register. 27 August 1864. p. 8. hdl:10107/4579281.

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