Prestatyn Chapel Street railway station

Prestatyn Chapel Street railway station
Location
Coordinates	53°19′55″N 3°24′20″W / 53.331966°N 3.405648°WCoordinates: 53°19′55″N 3°24′20″W / 53.331966°N 3.405648°W
Grid reference	SJ065826
Operations
Pre-grouping	LNWR
Post-grouping	LMS
Platforms	1
History
29 Jan 1906	Opened
22 Sep 1930	Closed
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Prestatyn Chapel Street railway station was the first stop on the Dyserth branch line (now a footpath). It was the only station on the line to have a level crossing. It is also unique because pieces of track have been built into the ground as a feature of historical interest. The platform and signs have long gone but one will notice a remaining piece of railing that would have been there to separate the road and the railway.

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 A passenger service was instituted in 1905 but lasted only until 1930, when it was withdrawn by the LMS.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.^[1]

External links

• disused-stations.org.uk entry

References

1. "Visit Prestatyn - Railway Line History". http://www.visitprestatyn.com. Retrieved 23 March 2009. External link in |publisher= (help)