Eyarth railway station

Eyarth
The former station in 1993
Location
Place Eyarth
Area Denbighshire
Operations
Original company Denbigh, Ruthin and Corwen Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway[1]
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms 1
History
6 October 1864 Opened[2]
2 February 1953 closed for regular passengers[3]
30 April 1962 Closed completely[2]
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
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Eyarth railway station served the village of Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd in Denbighshire, Wales, between the years of 1864 and 1962. It is located west off an unnamed minor road of off Wrexham road south of Ruthin (grid reference SJ 131557). It had one platform and a goods loop at the end. The station house is now a Bed and Breakfast and part of the platform still exists,

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Ruthin   London and North Western Railway
Denbigh, Ruthin and Corwen Railway		   Nantclwyd

References

  1. ↑ Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 70. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063. CN 8983.
  2. 1 2 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. p.202
  3. ↑ http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/e/eyarth/index.shtml

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2012). Branch Lines around Denbigh. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 82-84. ISBN 9781908174321. OCLC 814270878.

Coordinates: 53°05′32″N 3°17′59″W / 53.0921°N 3.2997°W / 53.0921; -3.2997


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