Eyarth railway station served the village of Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd in Denbighshire, Wales, between the years of 1864 and 1962. It is located west off an unnamed minor road of off Wrexham road south of Ruthin (grid reference SJ 131557). It had one platform and a goods loop at the end. The station house is now a Bed and Breakfast and part of the platform still exists,
Eyarth | |
|---|---|
 The former station in 1993 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Eyarth, Denbighshire Wales |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Denbigh, Ruthin and Corwen Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway[1] |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 6 October 1864 | Opened[2] |
| 2 February 1953 | closed for regular passengers[3] |
| 30 April 1962 | Closed completely[2] |
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruthin | London and North Western Railway Denbigh, Ruthin and Corwen Railway |
Nantclwyd |
References
edit- ^ Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 70. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063. CN 8983.
- ^ a b 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. p.202
- ^ "Disused Stations: Eyarth Station". www.disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
Further reading
edit- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2012). Branch Lines around Denbigh. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 82-84. ISBN 9781908174321. OCLC 814270878.
External links
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