Rhos railway station

Rhos railway station was a station in Rhosllannerchrugog, Wrexham, Wales on the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway. It was located in a remote spot almost a mile to the east of Rhosllannerchrugog, to the south of a road overbridge which carried Corkscrew Lane, in Pentre Bychan, over the line. The station was opened on 14 October 1848 and closed in March 1855. No trace of this station remains today.[1]

Rhos
Location
PlaceRhosllannerchrugog
AreaWrexham County Borough
Coordinates53.0152°N 3.0328°W / 53.0152; -3.0328
Grid referenceSJ307468
Operations
Original companyShrewsbury and Chester Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
History
14 October 1848Opened[1]
March 1855Closed[1]
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

It is not to be confused with another station by the same name which was actually in the village of Rhosllannerchrugog, on the Rhos Branch line from Wrexham through Legacy.

References

  1. "Station Name: Rhos (Shrewsbury & Chester)". Disused Stations. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Wrexham General
Line open, station closed
  Great Western Railway
Shrewsbury and Chester Railway
  Johnstown and Hafod
Line and station open


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