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Nantclwyd railway station

Coordinates: 53°03′20″N 3°20′05″W / 53.0556°N 3.3346°W / 53.0556; -3.3346
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Nantclwyd
General information
LocationNear Nantclwyd Hall, Llanelidan, Denbighshire
Wales
Coordinates53°03′20″N 3°20′05″W / 53.0556°N 3.3346°W / 53.0556; -3.3346
Grid referenceSJ105517
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyDenbigh, Ruthin and Corwen Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
22 September 1864Opened
2 February 1953Closed for passengers
30 April 1962Closed completely

Nantclwyd railway station was a station near Nantclwyd Hall, Llanelidan, Denbighshire, Wales.

The station was opened on 22 September 1864 by the Denbigh, Ruthin and Corwen Railway.[1]

The station was host to a LMS caravan from 1934 to 1939.[2]

The station closed to passengers on 2 February 1953,[1] and completely on 30 April 1962.[3]

The station was demolished in the 1970s and only the approach road exists today.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. pp. 327 & 533. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
  2. ^ McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 22. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
  3. ^ a b "Station Name: Nantclwyd". Disused Stations. Retrieved 25 February 2017.

Further reading

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Eyarth
Line and station closed
  London and North Western Railway
Denbigh, Ruthin and Corwen Railway
  Derwen
Line and station closed