Meliden railway station
Former railway station in Wales
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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 A passenger service was instituted in 1905 but lasted only until 1930, when it was withdrawn by the LMS.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]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| 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 | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Wales | ||||
| Coordinates | 53.314418°N 3.411659°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SJ060806 | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
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| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Pre-grouping | LNWR | ||||
| Post-grouping | LMSR | ||||
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| 28 August 1905 | Opened | ||||
| 22 September 1930 | Closed to passengers[1][2][3] | ||||
| 1 April 1957 | Closed for freight | ||||
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