Saltney Ferry railway station

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Saltney Ferry
Mold Junction - geograph.org.uk - 285921.jpg
Site of the now-demolished station, in 2006
General information
Location Saltney, Flintshire
Wales
Coordinates 53°10′48″N2°56′47″W / 53.1799°N 2.9464°W / 53.1799; -2.9464 Coordinates: 53°10′48″N2°56′47″W / 53.1799°N 2.9464°W / 53.1799; -2.9464
Grid reference SJ367652
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 June 1891Opened [1]
30 April 1962Closed [1]

Saltney Ferry (Mold Junction) railway station was located on the western edge of the village of Saltney, Flintshire (now effectively a suburb of Chester).

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History

Opened 1 June 1891 by the London and North Western Railway, it was served by what is now the North Wales Coast Line between Chester, Cheshire and Holyhead, Anglesey. [1] The station was the most eastern one on the line to be found in Wales, being just 1.5 km (0.93 mi) from the English border. The single island platform was reached by steps down from the road bridge. [2]

Although technically on the North Wales Line the station was, for all practical purposes, on the Chester to Denbigh branch line as trains from the station generally only used the smaller line. The station however would have been busy with railway workers as the Mold Junction Motive power depot and employee cottages was right next to it. [3] The station closed on 30 April 1962 and nothing of it remains, although the depot is still there.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Station Name: Saltney Ferry". Disused Stations. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  2. Railways of North Wales website
  3. The Ghost on The Coast, NWCL travel blog

Further reading

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Sandycroft
Line open, station closed
  London and North Western Railway
Chester and Holyhead Railway
  Chester
Line and station open
Broughton and Bretton
Line and station closed
  London and North Western Railway
Mold Railway
  Chester
Line and station open