Cefn-y-Bedd railway station

Cefn-y-bedd railway station serves the village of Cefn-y-bedd in Flintshire, Wales. The station is 4 miles (6 km) north of Wrexham Central on the Borderlands Line. It was opened in 1866 by the Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway, which later became part of the Great Central Railway system.

Cefn-y-Bedd
National Rail
General information
LocationCefn-y-Bedd, Flintshire
Wales
Coordinates53.099°N 3.031°W / 53.099; -3.031
Grid referenceSJ310562
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeCYB
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened1 May 1866[1]
Original companyWrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Central Railway
Passengers
2017/18Increase 7,620
2018/19Decrease 7,108
2019/20Decrease 6,954
2020/21Decrease 1,410
2021/22Increase 3,680
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

The station used to have a 14-lever signal box to the north of the Bidston-bound platform, and a goods yard adjacent to the western side of the station.[2][3] The signal box was in use until 1945 and the goods yard closed on 14 May 1964.[3][2] The station became unstaffed in 1969, but the main building on the northbound side has survived and is now privately owned.[4] The brick shelter on the southbound side is one of only two still standing of that particular design (the other being at nearby Caergwrle).

Facilities

The station is an unstaffed halt with basic amenities only (CIS screens, waiting shelters and timetable poster boards on each platform). Step-free access is available to both sides, though the platform ramps are steep and the only means of access to platform 2 is via a barrow crossing (which should be used with care).[5]

Services

The station sees an hourly service on weekdays (two-hourly in the evening and on bank holidays)[6] southbound to Wrexham Central and northbound to Bidston for connections to Birkenhead and Liverpool via the Wirral Lines.

On Sundays there is a train every 90 minutes each way. Services for Shrewsbury and beyond can be caught by changing at Wrexham General.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Gwersyllt   Transport for Wales
Borderlands Line		   Caergwrle
  • The Bidston-bound platform.
    The Bidston-bound platform.
  • An Arriva Trains Wales Class 150 arrives with a service to Wrexham.
    An Arriva Trains Wales Class 150 arrives with a service to Wrexham.
  • An EWS Class 66 passes through the station with a freight service.
    An EWS Class 66 passes through the station with a freight service.
  • Class 37s at the station in 1986.
    Class 37s at the station in 1986.

References
  1. Butt 1995, p. 56.
  2. Mitchell & Smith 2013, map VIII
  3. Mitchell & Smith 2013, fig. 20
  4. The Borderlands Line - The View from the Train Penmorfa.com; Retrieved 8 August 2017
  5. Cefn-y-Bedd station facilities National Rail Enquiries
  6. Table 101 National Rail timetable, May 2017

Sources
  • 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.
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Wrexham to New Brighton. West Sussex: Middleton Press. ISBN 9781908174475. OCLC 859543196.

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