Dyserth railway station explained

Dyserth
Status:	Disused
Country:	Wales
Coordinates:	53.3028°N -3.4068°W
Grid Name:	Grid reference
Platforms:	1
Pregroup:	LNWR
Postgroup:	LMSR
Years:	28 August 1905^[1]
Events:	Opened
Years1:	22 September 1930
Events1:	Closed to passengers
Years2:	1951
Events2:	Station closed to parcel traffic and de-staffed
Years3:	4 May 1964
Events3:	Station closed completely
Years4:	1973
Events4:	Line through station site closed

Dyserth railway station served the village of Dyserth, Flintshire (now Denbighshire), Wales. It was the southern terminus of the 2ch70ch^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} Dyserth branch, most of which is now a public footpath. At its peak Dyserth had passengers in the thousands. In 1930 the line and station closed for passengers in the face of road competition. At one point fourteen trains a day had shuttled along the line. Although the station has long been demolished, a crane from the station has been installed at the end of the walk as a feature of historical interest, as have two pieces of track at Chapel Street.

The branch line to Dyserth was opened by the LNWR in 1869, initially for mineral traffic only. A passenger service was instituted in 1905 but lasted only until 1930, when it was withdrawn by the LMS. Despite being closed the station site was host to two LMS caravans from 1934 to 1939. The line remained open to serve a quarry at Dyserth until complete closure in 1973.^[6]

References

Sources

• • Book: Holland. Julian. Exploring Britain's Lost Railways. 2015. Harper Collins . Glasgow . 978-0-00-794901-4.
  • Book: McRae, Andrew. British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. 1997. 1-870119-48-7.
• Book: Mitchell . Vic . Smith . Keith . Chester to Rhyl, including the Holywell Town and Dyserth Branches . Midland Main Lines . 2011 . Middleton Press (MD) . . 978-1-906008-93-2 .
  • Book: Thompson . Trefor . The Prestatyn and Dyserth Railway - A Pictorial History . 1985 . Charter Publications . . 978-0-907157-02-1 .

Further reading

• • • Book: Christiansen . Rex . Forgotten Railways: North and Mid Wales . 1976 . . . 978-0-7153-7059-9 . registration .
• Book: Johnson . Peter . North Wales (Celebration of Steam) . 1995 . . . 978-0-7110-2378-9 .
• Book: Green . C.C. . North Wales Branch Line Album . 1996 . 1983 . . . 978-0-7110-1252-3 . registration .
• Book: Kneale . E.N. . North Wales Steam, 1927–68 . 1980 . Oxford Publishing Co. . . 978-0-86093-074-7 .
• Book: Rear . W.G. . From Chester to Holyhead : the branch lines . 2003 . . . 978-0-86093-569-8 .
• Book: Goodall . Stephen P. . The Prestatyn and Dyserth Branch Line . 2003 . Oakwood Press . . 978-0-85361-313-8 . LP 160.
• Book: Thompson . Trefor . The Prestatyn and Dyserth Railway . 1978 . North Clwyd Railway Association . . 978-0-9506661-0-5 . 11120869 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: The station and line . Disused Stations .
2. Web site: The station and line . Rail Map Online .
3. Web site: The line and closed station on old OS maps with modern overlays . National Library of Scotland .
4. Web site: The whole line and closed stations on 1940s OS maps . npe Maps .
5. Web site: The station and line . Railway Codes .
6. Web site: Prestatyn-Dyserth Railway Line History. Visit Prestatyn .