Broughton & Bretton railway station

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Broughton & Bretton
Broughton & Bretton Station 1924041 313f740b.jpg
The station in 1961
General information
Location Bretton, Flintshire
Wales
Coordinates 53°10′17″N2°58′27″W / 53.1713°N 2.9743°W / 53.1713; -2.9743
Grid reference SJ348642
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Mold Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
14 August 1849Opened [1]
30 April 1962closed for passengers (except workmen's trains)
2 September 1963workmen's trains withdrawn [2]
4 May 1964Closed for freight [1]

Broughton & Bretton railway station was a station in Bretton, Flintshire, Wales near Broughton, Flintshire. The station was opened on 14 August 1849 and completely closed on 4 May 1964. [1] The station building is now in use as veterinary practice and the east bound platform waiting shelter is still extant. [1]

The old station is now a Veterinary Centre named "Station House Veterinary Centre".

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Station Name: Broughton & Bretton". Disused Stations. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  2. Private and Untimetabled Railway stations by G.Croughton page 53

Further reading

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Kinnerton
Line and station closed
  London and North Western Railway
Mold Railway
  Saltney Ferry
Line open, station closed