Rhostyllen railway station
Rhostyllen (pronounced [r̥ɔsˈtəɬən], Ross-tuth-l'n) was a minor railway station of the Great Western Railway, located on the Rhos Branch just off the Shrewsbury to Chester Line a couple of miles south of Wrexham in Wales. Rhostyllen was a mining area and the rail-served Bersham Colliery was just to the south.
Rhostyllen | |
|---|---|
| Location | Rhostyllen & Bersham, Wrexham Wales |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 October 1901[1] | Station opens |
| 1 Jan 1931 | Closed to passengers |
| 14 Oct 1963 | Closed to goods [2] |
According to the Official Handbook of Stations the following classes of traffic were being handled at this station in 1956: G & P† and there was no crane. It is curious that parcels and miscellaneous traffic was still being handled here at that date, twenty five years after the station had closed to passengers.[3]
References
- http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/r/rhostyllen/index.shtml
- Clinker, C.R., (1978) Clinker’s Register of Closed Stations, Avon Anglia ISBN 0-905466-19-5
- 1956, Official Handbook of Stations, British Transport Commission
Neighbouring stations
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy | Great Western Railway Rhos Branch |
Wrexham General |
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