Prestatyn Chapel Street railway station

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Prestatyn Chapel Street railway station

Chapel Street
LocationWales
Coordinates 53°19′55″N3°24′20″W / 53.331966°N 3.405648°W / 53.331966; -3.405648 Coordinates: 53°19′55″N3°24′20″W / 53.331966°N 3.405648°W / 53.331966; -3.405648
Grid reference SJ065826
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-grouping LNWR
Post-grouping LMSR
Key dates
29 January 1906Opened
22 September 1930Closed [1] [2] [3]

Prestatyn Chapel Street railway station was the first stop on the Dyserth branch line (now a footpath). It was the only station on the line to have a level crossing. It is also unique because pieces of track have been built into the ground as a feature of historical interest. The platform and signs have long gone, but a remaining piece of railing would have been there to separate the road and the railway.

The branch line to Dyserth was opened by the LNWR in 1869, initially for mineral traffic only. A passenger service was instituted in 1905 but lasted only until 1930, when it was withdrawn by the LMS. The line remained open to serve a quarry at Dyserth until complete closure in 1973. [4]

Chapel Street Tracks.jpg
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Prestatyn
Line closed, station open
  London and North Western Railway
Dyserth Branch Line
  Woodland Park
Line and station closed

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References

  1. Quick 2009, p. 120.
  2. Butt 1995, p. 57.
  3. "The halt and the line". Disused Stations.
  4. "Visit Prestatyn - Railway Line History". Visit Prestatyn.

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