Prestatyn Chapel Street railway station

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.

Prestatyn Chapel Street railway station

Chapel Street
LocationWales
Coordinates53.331966°N 3.405648°W / 53.331966; -3.405648
Grid referenceSJ065826
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingLNWR
Post-groupingLMSR
Key dates
29 January 1906Opened
22 September 1930Closed[1][2][3]

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 A passenger service was instituted in 1905 but lasted only until 1930, when it was withdrawn by the LMS.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]

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

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.

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.


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