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]
connah, quay, railway, station, railway, station, located, north, connah, quay, flintshire, wales, south, bank, canalised, section, river, connah, quayholyhead, main, line, near, site, connah, quay, station, photo, from, 1994general, informationlocationconnah,. Connah s Quay railway station was a railway station located to the north of Connah s Quay Flintshire Wales on the south bank of the canalised section of the River Dee Connah s QuayHolyhead main line near site of Connah s Quay station Photo from 1994General informationLocationConnah s Quay FlintshireWalesCoordinates53 13 17 N 3 03 40 W 53 2214 N 3 0610 W 53 2214 3 0610Grid referenceSJ291699Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyChester and Holyhead RailwayPre groupingLondon and North Western RailwayPost groupingLondon Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates1 September 1870Opened 1 14 February 1966Closed 1 History editOpened 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 References edit a b c Station Name Connahs Quay Disused Stations Retrieved 26 February 2017 Key dates of the railway in the National Archives A Ministry of Transport report on the blaze A North Wales rail websiteFurther reading editMitchell Vic Smith Keith 2011 Chester to Rhyl West Sussex Middleton Press figs 39 43 ISBN 9781906008932 OCLC 795178960 Mitchell Vic Smith Keith 2013 Wrexham to New Brighton West Sussex Middleton Press figs 43 47 ISBN 9781908174475 OCLC 859543196 Preceding station Historical railways Following stationFlintLine and station open London and North Western RailwayNorth Wales Coast Line ShottonLine and station open nbsp This Wales railway station related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Connah 27s Quay railway station amp oldid 1012294098, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
