Connah's Quay railway station

Connah's Quay railway station was a railway station located to the north of the town of Connah's Quay, Flintshire, Wales on the south bank of the canalised section of the River Dee.

Connah's Quay
Holyhead main line near site of Connah's Quay station, Photo from 1994
General information
Location	Connah's Quay, Flintshire Wales
Coordinates	53.2214°N 3.0610°W / 53.2214; -3.0610
Grid reference	SJ291699
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Chester and Holyhead Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 September 1870	Opened[1]
14 February 1966	Closed[1]

History

Opened on 1 September 1870 as part of the Chester and Holyhead Railway (now the North Wales Coast Line),^[1] the station had two platforms linked by a footbridge. The down platform contained the two storey station building where the ticket office and waiting rooms were located. The opposite platform had only a basic waiting shelter. From its opening day to 1904 it formed a terminus of the Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway.^[2]

One incident of note in the station's history occurred just before it closed down. On 29 August 1965 a diesel unit train caught fire, injuring nine passengers and the three crew members.^[3] Goods services were halted on 1 November 1952 and the station was closed fully on 14 February 1966.^[4]