Bagillt railway station was a railway station serving the village of Bagillt on the North Wales Coast Line in the Welsh county of Flintshire. Although trains still pass on the main line, the station closed in 1966.
Bagillt | |
|---|---|
 Bagillt railway station in 1962 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Bagillt, Flintshire Wales |
| Coordinates | 53°16′09″N 3°10′04″W / 53.2692°N 3.1677°W |
| Grid reference | SJ221753 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Chester and Holyhead Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| January 1849[1] | First station opens as Bagilt |
| c. 1860[1] | First station renamed Bagillt |
| January 1849[1] | Replaced by second station |
| 14 February 1966[1] | Closes |
History
editOpened by the Chester and Holyhead Railway, then joining the London and North Western Railway, the station became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, and was closed by the British Railways Board as part of the Beeching Report economies of the 1960s.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flint Line and station open |
London and North Western Railway North Wales Coast Line |
Holywell Junction Line open, station closed | ||
The site today
editTrains still pass on the double track North Wales Coast Line. The remains of the platforms are visible from passing trains, including the footbridge.
References
editSources
edit- Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, A. (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN 0-906899-99-0.
Further reading
edit- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2011). Chester to Rhyl. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 49-52. ISBN 9781906008932. OCLC 795178960.
External links
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