Ruthin railway station

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Ruthin
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General information
Location Ruthin, Denbighshire
Wales
Coordinates 53°07′01″N3°18′28″W / 53.11688°N 3.30779°W / 53.11688; -3.30779 Coordinates: 53°07′01″N3°18′28″W / 53.11688°N 3.30779°W / 53.11688; -3.30779
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Denbigh, Ruthin and Corwen Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway [1]
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 March 1862Opened [2]
30 April 1962Closed [2]

Ruthin Railway Station served the town of Ruthin in Denbighshire, Wales, between the 1862 and 1962. It was the main headquarters of the Denbigh, Ruthin and Corwen Railway. It had two platforms, a bay siding and a goods shed that opened into a second bay platform. The station was demolished after closure and the Ruthin Craft Centre was built in its place. A goods crane at the Craft Centre's car park entrance is all that remains of the station.

Contents

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Rhewl   London and North Western Railway
Denbigh, Ruthin and Corwen Railway
  Eyarth

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References

  1. Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 70. ISBN   1-8526-0049-7. OCLC   19514063. CN 8983.
  2. 1 2 Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. p.202

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