Hawarden railway station
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Hawarden railway station (Template:Langx) serves the village of Hawarden in Flintshire, Wales. It is situated on the Borderlands Line Script error: No such module "convert". north of Wrexham Central and all passenger services are operated by Transport for Wales. The station is unstaffed.
History
The station is located on the "Hawarden Loop" section of the Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway and was opened with the line in 1890. It is close to the summit of a steep bank from Shotton, with a ruling gradient of 1 in 53.[1] The station had a goods yard, which closed on 4 May 1964.[2][3] From 1890 until 2 November 1979, situated at the southern end of the Wrexham-bound platform, a 20-lever signal box was in use.[2][3]
Facilities
As noted, the station is unstaffed and has no ticket machine, so tickets must be purchased on the train or prior to travel. The former station building is still extant though heavily modified (now used as a private dwelling) and the station also retains its lattice footbridge (plus basic waiting shelters on both platforms). Train running information is offered via CIS screens and timetable posters. Step-free access is only possible to the southbound platform (as the footbridge is not accessible).[4]
Services
Services operate every hour each way (Monday to Saturday daytime) between Wrexham Central and Bidston. On weekday evenings & bank holidays, the frequency drops to two-hourly and on Sundays there are departures every 90 minutes each way.[5]
Passengers can change at Bidston for Liverpool, Shotton for North Wales, Chester, and Manchester Piccadilly and at Wrexham General for Shrewsbury, Birmingham New Street, Template:Rws and South Wales.
| Preceding station | National Rail National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Buckley | style="background:#Template:KAW colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Transport for Wales Borderlands Line |
style="background:#Template:KAW colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Shotton |
Gallery
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The station platforms and footbridge.
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One of the two decorated waiting shelters.
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Disused sections of platform at the northern end of the station, viewed from the footbridge.
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Inside the waiting shelter on the Bidston-bound platform.
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References
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- ↑ The Borderlands Line - Harwarden & Buckley www.penmorfa.com; Retrieved 2013-08-05
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- ↑ Hawarden station facilities National Rail Enquiries
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Sources
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External links
- Train times and station information for Hawarden railway station from National Rail
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- Railway stations in Flintshire
- DfT Category F2 stations
- Former Great Central Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1890
- Railway stations served by Transport for Wales Rail