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Brook Street Halt railway station

Coordinates: 53°00′33″N 3°03′40″W / 53.0093°N 3.0611°W / 53.0093; -3.0611
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Brook Street Halt
General information
LocationLlangollen, Denbighshire
Wales
Coordinates53°00′33″N 3°03′40″W / 53.0093°N 3.0611°W / 53.0093; -3.0611
Grid referenceSJ289463
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 May 1905 (1905-05-01)Opened
22 March 1915 (1915-03-22)Closed

Brook Street Halt railway station served the town of Rhosllanerchrugog, Denbighshire, Wales, from 1905 to 1915 on the Pontcysyllte branch.

History

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Brook Street had been the goods station for Rhosllanerchrugog since the Great Western Railway opened the Rhos Branch in 1901. Here there were a goods office, a goods shed, a weighing machine, a 1-ton lifting crane and two sidings. As a result of the introduction of railmotor services the Brook Street passenger halt was opened on the North side (opposite the goods shed) on 1 May 1905.[1] On the south side of the level crossing was the ground level, timber-built signal box. Passenger trains ran as far South as Wynn Hall Halt, but with the closure of the Wynn Hall colliery passenger traffic reduced and when the bus services were introduced in 1912, the railmotor service to Wynn Hall became uneconomic and as a result passenger services south of Rhos station were withdrawn and the Brook Street Halt was closed on 22 March 1915. The signal box closed in 1927.[2] The Pontcysyllte branch south of Rhos, remained open for goods traffic, and the goods office remained open until the line was closed.

References

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  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 99. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Disused Stations:Brook Street Halt". Disused Stations. Retrieved 15 May 2021.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Pant Halt
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Pontcysyllte branch
  Rhos (GWR)
Line and station closed