Old Colwyn railway station

Old Colwyn
The site of the station in 2018
General information
Location	Old Colwyn, Conwy County Borough (then Denbighshire) Wales
Coordinates	53°17′34″N3°41′32″W / 53.2929°N 3.6923°W / 53.2929; -3.6923
Grid reference	SH873787
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
9 April 1884	Opened [1]
1 December 1952	Closed to passengers [1]
4 May 1964	Closed [1]

Old Colwyn railway station was located in Old Colwyn, Conwy County Borough (then Denbighshire), North Wales, situated between the town to the south and the Irish Sea to the north.

History

The station was opened 9 April 1884 by the London and North Western Railway, ^[1] it was served by what is now the North Wales Coast Line between Chester, Cheshire and Holyhead, Anglesey. Initially known as simply Colwyn station, it was changed to Old Colwyn in 1885 after passengers confused it with the next station along the line, Colwyn Bay.

The primary purpose for the opening of the station was to satisfy the demand caused by holidaymakers from the industrial cities of Liverpool, Manchester and the English Midlands. Located about a mile east of Colwyn Bay station, it consisted of two staggered platforms with waiting rooms on both, sidings and a coal yard. Due to its proximity to the other station, Old Colwyn was closed to passengers on 1 December 1952 ^[2] and to goods traffic on 4 May 1964. The line through the station site is still in place and both passenger and freight services pass through regularly.

References

1. "Station Name: Old Colwyn". Disused Stations. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
2. A mention of the station closure on a Colwyn Bay tourist website

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2012). Rhyl to Bangor. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 27-29. ISBN   9781908174154. OCLC   859594415.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Llysfaen Line open, station closed		London and North Western Railway North Wales Coast Line		Colwyn Bay Line and station open