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Queensferry railway station

Coordinates: 53°12′30″N 3°01′21″W / 53.2082°N 3.0226°W / 53.2082; -3.0226
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Queensferry
General information
LocationFlintshire
Coordinates53°12′30″N 3°01′21″W / 53.2082°N 3.0226°W / 53.2082; -3.0226
Platforms4
History
Original companyChester and Holyhead Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 May 1848Opened[1]
14 February 1966Closed[1]

Queensferry railway station was a railway station located in Queensferry, Flintshire, Wales on the south bank of the canalised section of the River Dee.

History

Opened on 1 May 1848 as part of the Chester and Holyhead Railway (now the North Wales Coast Line),[1] it was one of the first stations on the line. Originally named Queen's Ferry, the station had two lines running through it but the stretch was quadrupled in the late 19th century. At its peak there were four platforms although two platforms were removed long before closure.

Goods services were halted 4 May 1964 and passenger services 14 February 1966. In the 1980s the number of tracks running through the abandoned site were reduced back down to two. Although most of the station building have gone one platform and the ticket office remain in situ.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Station Name: Queensferry". Disused Stations. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

Further reading

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Shotton
Line and station open
  London and North Western Railway
North Wales Coast Line
  Sandycroft
Line open, station closed