Eyarth railway station

Eyarth
The former station in 1993
General information
Location	Eyarth, Denbighshire Wales
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Denbigh, Ruthin and Corwen Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway [1]
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
6 October 1864	Opened [2]
2 February 1953	closed for regular passengers [3]
30 April 1962	Closed completely [2]
Location

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 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. 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". disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2021.

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2012). Branch Lines around Denbigh. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 82-84. ISBN   9781908174321. OCLC   814270878.

External links

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   Media related to Eyarth railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• www.subbrit.org.uk

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