Gwyddelwern railway station

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Gwyddelwern
Gwyddelwern station site geograph-3586897-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
The site of the station in 1993
General information
Location Gwyddelwern, Denbighshire
Wales
Coordinates 53°00′30″N3°22′58″W / 53.0082°N 3.3829°W / 53.0082; -3.3829
Grid reference SJ073465
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Denbigh, Ruthin and Corwen Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 March 1863Opened [1]
2 February 1953Closed to passengers [1]
2 December 1957Closed [1]

Gwyddelwern railway station was a station in Gwyddelwern, Denbighshire formerly within Merionethshire, Wales. The station was opened on 1 March 1863, closed to passengers on 2 February 1953 and closed completely on 2 December 1957. [1] [2] Nothing remains of the station today and the site is occupied by a sawmill. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Station Name: Gwyddelwern". Disused Stations. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  2. "Site of Gwyddelwern station, 1993 © Ben Brooksbank :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 8 September 2022.

Further reading

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Derwen
Line and station closed
  London and North Western Railway
Denbigh, Ruthin and Corwen Railway
  Corwen
Line and station closed