Meliden railway station

Meliden railway station served the mining village of Meliden, Flintshire (now Denbighshire), Wales, on the Dyserth branch line. It was used as a way of shipping minerals from the nearby quarries at Dyserth to Prestatyn. 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 A passenger service was instituted in 1905 but lasted only until 1930, when it was withdrawn by the LMS.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. Since closure the Prestatyn to Dyserth railway has become a nature walk. All that remains is the loading gauge and goods shed.[4]

Goods shed and loading gauge
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Allt-y-Graig
Line and station closed		   London and North Western Railway
Dyserth Branch Line		   St. Melyd Golf Links
Line and station closed

Meliden railway station
LocationWales
Coordinates53.314418°N 3.411659°W / 53.314418; -3.411659
Grid referenceSJ060806
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingLNWR
Post-groupingLMSR
Key dates
28 August 1905Opened
22 September 1930Closed to passengers[1][2][3]
1 April 1957Closed for freight

References
  1. Quick 2009, p. 270.
  2. Butt 1995, p. 157.
  3. "The station and line". Disused Stations.
  4. "Visit Prestatyn - Railway Line History". Visit Prestatyn.

Sources
  • 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.
  • Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.

Further reading
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2011). Chester to Rhyl. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 113-114. ISBN 9781906008932. OCLC 795178960.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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