Sesswick Halt railway station

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Sesswick Halt
General information
Location Sesswick, Wrexham County Borough
Wales
Coordinates 53°01′05″N2°55′33″W / 53.0181°N 2.9259°W / 53.0181; -2.9259
Grid reference SJ379471
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Cambrian Railways
Pre-groupingCambrian Railways
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Key dates
1 October 1913Opened [1]
10 June 1940Closed
6 May 1946opened
10 Sept. 1962closed

Sesswick Halt railway station was a station in Sesswick, Wrexham, Wales. The station was opened on 1 October 1913 and closed on 10 September 1962. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Wrexham and Ellesmere Railway, Sesswick Halt railway station". CPAT. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  2. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 383. OCLC   931112387.

Further reading

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Marchwiel
Line and station closed
  Cambrian Railways
Wrexham and Ellesmere Railway
  Pickhill Halt
Line and station closed