Holywell Town railway station explained

Holywell Town
Status:Disused
Borough:Holywell, Flintshire
Country:Wales
Coordinates:53.2748°N -3.2204°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:1
Original:London and North Western Railway
Pregroup:London and North Western Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Years:1 July 1912
Events:Opened[1]
Years1:6 September 1954
Events1:Closed

Holywell Town railway station was a station in Holywell, Flintshire, Wales. The station was opened on 1 July 1912 and closed on 6 September 1954.[2] There was a single platform with two wooden shelters, a run round loop and extensive goods facilities. The station could be accessed by a sloping path down from a road bridge. There are no remains of the station today, just the track-bed and elevated goods yard site on the northwest side of the road over bridge.

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Station Name: Holywell Town. Disused Stations. 26 February 2017.
  2. Book: Quick, M E. Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. 2002. Railway and Canal Historical Society. Richmond. 231. 931112387.