The main building at Flint station in 2025 | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Flint, Flintshire Wales | ||||
Coordinates | 53°15′00″N3°07′59″W / 53.250°N 3.133°W | ||||
Grid reference | SJ245731 | ||||
Managed by | Transport for Wales | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | FLN | ||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||
Passengers | |||||
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Listed Building –Grade II | |||||
Feature | Flint railway station | ||||
Designated | 18 July 1990 | ||||
Reference no. | 581 [1] | ||||
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Flint railway station (Welsh :Y Fflint) serves the town of Flint in Flintshire,North Wales. It is located on the North Wales Coast Line and is managed by Transport for Wales,which provides most of the passenger trains that call here;some Avanti West Coast services also serve the station. In July 2008,it was voted UK Station of the Year. [2]
The station is staffed through the day,with the ticket office inside the main building on platform 2. A self-service ticket machine is provided for use and for collecting advance purchase tickets. A waiting room is provided on the eastbound side (platform 1),with digital information screens,timetable posters and help points on both platforms. A stepped footbridge connects the two platforms,but step-free access to both sides is provided via a public footpath passing beneath the railway. [3]
The station is set to become fully accessible by early 2025. Network Rail will undertake this work with funding from the Department for Transport's Access for All programme. [4]
Flint is served by two train operating companies:
Preceding station | ![]() | Following station | ||
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Shotton | Transport for Wales North Wales Coast Line | Prestatyn | ||
Chester | Transport for Wales Premier Service | Rhyl | ||
Chester | Avanti West Coast West Coast Main Line-Holyhead-Bangor–London Euston | Prestatyn |