Alt-y-Graig railway station

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Alt-y-Craig railway station (later renamed Allt-y-Graig) was an unstaffed halt at Talargoch, Denbighshire, Wales, UK, on the Dyserth branch line. Like Woodland Park further down the line, passengers would have had to access the station from a hill. The only piece of railway history that remains here is the bridge that people now walk on.

Alt-y-Graig railway station

Allt-y-Graig
General information
LocationWales
Coordinates53°18′37″N 3°24′52″W / 53.310410°N 3.414402°W / 53.310410; -3.414402
Grid referenceSJ058802
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLMSR
Key dates
1 Feb 1929Opened as Alt-y-Craig
8 July 1929Renamed Allt-y-Graig
22 Sep 1930Closed[1][2][3]

The branch line to Dyserth was opened by the LNWR in 1869, initially for mineral traffic only. A passenger service was instituted in 1905 but lasted only until 1930, when it was withdrawn by the LMS. The line remained open to serve a quarry at Dyserth until complete closure in 1973.[4]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Dyserth
Line and station closed
  London and North Western Railway
Dyserth Branch Line
  Meliden
Line and station closed

References

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  1. ^ Quick 2009, p. 58.
  2. ^ Butt 1995, pp. 15 & 16.
  3. ^ "The station and line". Disused Stations.
  4. ^ "Visit Prestatyn - Railway Line History". Visit Prestatyn.

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