Hope Exchange railway station explained

Hope Exchange
Status:Disused
Borough:Penyffordd, Flintshire
Country:Wales
Coordinates:53.1472°N -3.0548°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:4
Original:WM&CQR (High Level)
LNWR (Low Level)
Pregroup:GCR (High Level)
LNWR (Low Level)
Postgroup:LNER (High Level)
LMS (Low Level)
Years:18 November 1867
Events:High Level opened as Hope Junction
Low Level opened as Hope Passenger Exchange
Years1:c. 1878
Events1:Renamed as Hope Exchange
Years2:29 March 1890
Events2:High level line doubled, high level station rebuilt
Years3:7 November 1953
Events3:Renamed as Hope High Level and Hope Low Level
Years4:1 September 1958
Events4:Closed

Hope Exchange railway station was located to the west of Penyffordd, Flintshire. The station was in fields with no road access, being an interchange between two lines. The high level section of the station opened on 18 November 1867 on the Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway,[1] and the low level section opened on the same day, on the London and North Western Railway.[2] The high level platforms served what is now the Borderlands Line, and the low level platforms served the Mold Railway. The railway line to Hope Low Level was completely removed by 1982. The railway through Hope High Level remains in use as the Borderlands Line. The platforms on the Borderlands Line are still extant whereas the Mold Line ones have been demolished.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Station Name: Hope High Level Station. Disused Stations. 11 February 2016.
  2. Web site: Station Name: Hope Low Level Station. Disused Stations. 11 February 2016.