Mold railway station

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.

Mold
General information
LocationMold, Flintshire
Wales
Coordinates53.1677°N 3.1384°W / 53.1677; -3.1384
Grid referenceSJ240640
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMold and Denbigh Junction Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
14 August 1849Opened[1]
30 April 1962closed for passengers
4 May 1964Closed for freight[1]

Closed

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

  1. "Station Name: Mold". Disused Stations. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  2. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 300. OCLC 931112387.

Further reading

  • 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
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


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