Rossett railway station

Rossett
Location
Place Rossett
Area Wrexham
Operations
Original company Great Western Railway
Platforms 2
History
1846 Station opens
26 Oct 1964 Closed to Passengers
7 Oct 1968 Closed to Goods [1]
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Rossett was a minor railway station located on the Great Western Railway's Paddington to Birkenhead line several miles north of Wrexham in Wales. The route is still open today as part of the Shrewsbury to Chester Line. Originally, there was a level crossing just north of the platforms but this has been reduced to the status of a foot crossing. To the south of the station there were once goods loops on both sides of the line as well as extensive sidings on the east side. Part of the old Up (southbound) platform still survives. The double track on the Wrexham to Chester section was singled in the 1980s but is currently being redoubled between Rossett and Saltney, with work scheduled to be complete in early 2016.[2]

Historical services

Rossett station was not served by the express trains that ran on this route and only local trains stopped here.

According to the Official Handbook of Stations the following classes of traffic were being handled at this station in 1956: G, P, F, L, H, C and there was a one-ton crane.[3]

Re-opening plan

According to the Scott Wilson Report compiled for the Chester to Shrewsbury Rail Partnership, Rossett is one of the sites on the line being considered for the re-opening of the station. (The report can be downloaded from the Chester to Shrewsbury Rail Partnership website link below).

References

  1. ↑ Clinker, C.R., (1978) Clinker’s Register of Closed Stations, Avon Anglia ISBN 0-905466-19-5
  2. ↑ "North / South Wales journey improvements".
  3. ↑ 1956, Official Handbook of Stations, British Transport Commission

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Gresford   Great Western Railway
Shrewsbury to Chester Line		   Pulford

Coordinates: 53°06′30″N 2°57′17″W / 53.1083°N 2.9547°W / 53.1083; -2.9547


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