Mold railway station

Mold
Location
Place Mold
Area Flintshire
Coordinates 53°10′04″N 3°08′18″W / 53.1677°N 3.1384°W / 53.1677; -3.1384Coordinates: 53°10′04″N 3°08′18″W / 53.1677°N 3.1384°W / 53.1677; -3.1384
Grid reference SJ240640
Operations
Original company Mold and Denbigh Junction Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
History
14 August 1849 Opened[1]
30 April 1962 closed for passengers
4 May 1964 Closed for freight[1]
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Mold railway station was a station in Mold, Flintshire, Wales. The station was opened on 14 August 1849 as the terminus of a double-track line from the Chester and Holyhead Railway, at Saltney near Chester, to Mold. It was joined in September 1869 by Mold and Denbigh Junction Railway. In January 1892 a line opened between Mold and Coed Talon, which was extended in 1898 to Brymbo. This service ceased in 1950. Mold station closed for passengers in 1962, and closed completely on 4 May 1964. The site of the station has been occupied since the 1990s by a supermarket.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Station Name: Mold". Disused Stations. Retrieved 25 February 2017.

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2012). Branch Lines around Denbigh. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 43-49. ISBN 9781908174321. OCLC 814270878.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Terminus   London and North Western Railway
Mold Railway		   Llong
Line and station closed
Rhydymwyn
Line and station closed		   London and North Western Railway
Mold and Denbigh Junction Railway		   Terminus
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