Broughton & Bretton railway station

Broughton & Bretton
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
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Mold Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
14 August 1849	Opened [1]
30 April 1962	closed for passengers (except workmen's trains)
2 September 1963	workmen's trains withdrawn [2]
4 May 1964	Closed for freight [1]
Location

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

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2012). Branch Lines around Denbigh. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 26-28. ISBN   9781908174321. OCLC   814270878.

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