Saltney Ferry railway station explained

Saltney Ferry
Status:Disused
Borough:Saltney, Flintshire
Country:Wales
Coordinates:53.1799°N -2.9464°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:London and North Western Railway
Pregroup:London and North Western Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Years:1 June 1891
Events:Opened[1]
Years1:30 April 1962
Events1:Closed

Saltney Ferry (Mold Junction) railway station was located on the western edge of the village of Saltney, Flintshire (now effectively a suburb of Chester).

History

Opened 1 June 1891 by the London and North Western Railway, it was served by what is now the North Wales Coast Line between Chester, Cheshire and Holyhead, Anglesey. The station was the most eastern one on the line to be found in Wales, being just 1.5km (00.9miles) from the English border. The single island platform was reached by steps down from the road bridge.[2]

Although technically on the North Wales Line the station was, for all practical purposes, on the Chester to Denbigh branch line as trains from the station generally only used the smaller line. The station however would have been busy with railway workers as the Mold Junction Motive power depot and employee cottages was right next to it.[3] The station closed on 30 April 1962 and nothing of it remains, although the depot is still there.

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Station Name: Saltney Ferry. Disused Stations. 26 February 2017.
  2. http://www.2d53.co.uk/moldjcn/general.htm Railways of North Wales website
  3. http://www.zen70752.zen.co.uk/bat/out/ghost/5.htm The Ghost on The Coast, NWCL travel blog