Connah's Quay railway station

Connah's Quay
Holyhead main line near site of Connah's Quay station, Photo from 1994
General information
Location	Connah's Quay, Flintshire Wales
Coordinates	53.2214°N 3.0610°W / 53.2214; -3.0610
Grid reference	SJ291699
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Chester and Holyhead Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 September 1870	Opened
14 February 1966	Closed

Connah's Quay railway station was a railway station located to the north of Connah's Quay, Flintshire, Wales on the south bank of the canalised section of the River Dee.

History

Opened on 1 September 1870 as part of the Chester and Holyhead Railway (now the North Wales Coast Line), the station had two platforms linked by a footbridge. The down platform contained the two storey station building where the ticket office and waiting rooms were located. The opposite platform had only a basic waiting shelter. From its opening day to 1904 it formed a terminus of the Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway.

One incident of note in the station's history occurred just before it closed down. On 29 August 1965 a diesel unit train caught fire, injuring nine passengers and the three crew members. Goods services were halted on 1 November 1952 and the station was closed fully on 14 February 1966.

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2011). Chester to Rhyl. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 39-43. ISBN 9781906008932. OCLC 795178960.
• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Wrexham to New Brighton. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 43-47. ISBN 9781908174475. OCLC 859543196.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Flint Line and station open		London and North Western Railway North Wales Coast Line		Shotton Line and station open