Hope & Pen-y-ffordd railway station

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Hope & Pen-y-ffordd
Hope & Pen-y-Ffordd station remains geograph-3690159-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
The former station building in 1999
General information
Location Penyffordd, Flintshire
Wales
Coordinates 53°08′46″N3°02′33″W / 53.1462°N 3.0424°W / 53.1462; -3.0424 Coordinates: 53°08′46″N3°02′33″W / 53.1462°N 3.0424°W / 53.1462; -3.0424
Grid reference SJ303615
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 [1]

Hope & Pen-y-ffordd railway station was a station in Penyffordd, Flintshire, Wales. The station was opened on 14 August 1849 and closed on 30 April 1962. [1] [2] The last Station Master/Goods Agent was Mr T G C Jones who transferred to Deganwy on closure.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Station Name: Hope & Pen-y-ffordd". Disused Stations. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 231. OCLC   931112387.

Further reading

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Hope Exchange
Line and station closed
  London and North Western Railway
Mold Railway
  Kinnerton
Line and station closed