Mold railway station explained

Mold
Status:Disused
Borough:Mold, Flintshire
Country:Wales
Coordinates:53.1677°N -3.1384°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Mold and Denbigh Junction Railway
Pregroup:London and North Western Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Years:14 August 1849
Events:Opened[1]
Years1:30 April 1962
Events1:closed for passengers
Years2:4 May 1964
Events2:Closed for freight

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.

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]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Station Name: Mold . Disused Stations . 25 February 2017.
  2. Book: Quick, M. E.. Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. 2002. Railway and Canal Historical Society. Richmond. 300. 931112387.