Queensferry railway station

Queensferry
Station Road under the North Wales Coast Line
Location
Place	Queensferry
Area	Flintshire
Coordinates	53°12′30″N 3°01′21″W / 53.2082°N 3.0226°W / 53.2082; -3.0226Coordinates: 53°12′30″N 3°01′21″W / 53.2082°N 3.0226°W / 53.2082; -3.0226
Grid reference	SJ317684
Operations
Original company	Chester and Holyhead Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	2
History
1 May 1848	Opened[1]
14 February 1966	Closed[1]
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Queensferry railway station was a railway station located in Queensferry, Flintshire, Wales on the south bank of the canalised section of the River Dee.

History

Opened on 1 May 1848 as part of the Chester and Holyhead Railway (now the North Wales Coast Line),^[1] it was one of the first stations on the line. Originally named Queen's Ferry, the station had two lines running through it but the stretch was quadrupled in the late 19th century. At its peak there were three platforms, with one of them being an island platform, meaning all lines were served.

Goods services were halted 4 May 1964 and passenger services 14 February 1966. In the 1980s the number of tracks running through the abandoned site were reduced back down to two. Although most of the station building have gone one platform and the ticket office remain in situ.

References

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2011). Chester to Rhyl. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 32-34. ISBN 9781906008932. OCLC 795178960.