Meliden railway station | |
Status: | Disused |
Country: | Wales |
Coordinates: | 53.3144°N -3.4117°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Platforms: | 1 |
Pregroup: | LNWR |
Postgroup: | LMSR |
Years: | 28 August 1905 |
Events: | Opened |
Years1: | 22 September 1930 |
Events1: | Closed to passengers[1] |
Years2: | 1 April 1957 |
Events2: | Closed for freight |
Meliden railway station served the mining village of Meliden, Flintshire (now Denbighshire), Wales, on the Dyserth branch line. It was used as a way of shipping minerals from the nearby quarries at Dyserth to Prestatyn. 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 A passenger service was instituted in 1905 but lasted only until 1930, when it was withdrawn by the LMS. The line remained open to serve a quarry at Dyserth until complete closure in 1973. Since closure the Prestatyn to Dyserth railway has become a nature walk. All that remains is the loading gauge and goods shed.[2]