Johnstown and Hafod railway station

Johnstown & Hafod was a minor station on the Great Western Railway's London to Birkenhead main line. Although the station is gone the railway is still open today as part of the Shrewsbury to Chester Line. The station was situated on the extreme east side of Johnstown and served both there and the adjoining settlement of Rhosllannerchrugog (pron: Ross-thlanner-kri-gog) in Wales.

Johnstown & Hafod
General information
LocationJohnstown & Rhosllannerchrugog, Wrexham
Wales
Coordinates53.0072°N 3.0348°W / 53.0072; -3.0348
Grid referenceSJ305460
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1896Station opens
1 June 1955unstaffed
12 Sept 1960station closes [1]

Historical services

Express trains did not call at Johnstown & Hafod and the station would only have been served by West Midlands & Shrewsbury to Wrexham & Chester local trains. There were once sidings serving Hafod brickworks and Hafod colliery.

Re-opening plan

According to the Scott Wilson Report compiled for the Chester to Shrewsbury Rail Partnership, Johnstown is one of the most promising sites on the line for the re-opening of the station. (The report can be downloaded from the Chester to Shrewsbury Rail Partnership website link below).

Neighbouring stations
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Wynnville Halt   Great Western Railway
Shrewsbury to Chester Line		   Rhos

References
  1. Clinker, C.R., (1978) Clinker’s Register of Closed Stations, Avon Anglia ISBN 0-905466-19-5

Further reading
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Shrewsbury to Chester. Middleton Press. figs. 66-67. ISBN 9781906008703. OCLC 495274299.
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