Mold | |
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General information | |
Location | Mold, Flintshire Wales |
Coordinates | 53°10′04″N 3°08′18″W / 53.1677°N 3.1384°W |
Grid reference | SJ240640 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Mold and Denbigh Junction Railway |
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
14 August 1849 | Opened[1] |
30 April 1962 | closed for passengers |
4 May 1964 | Closed for freight[1] |
Mold railway station in Mold, Flintshire, Wales, opened on 14 August 1849 as the terminus of a double-track line from the Chester and Holyhead Railway, starting at Saltney near Chester. 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.
Closed
[edit]The extended service ceased in 1950. Mold station closed for passengers in 1962, and closed completely on 4 May 1964.[2] The site of the station has been occupied since the 1990s by a supermarket.[1]
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- 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 | ||
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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 |