Weston Rhyn railway station
Weston Rhyn | |
|---|---|
Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Chester Junction Railway | |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 12 October 1848 | Opened as Preesgweene |
| by January 1902 | Renamed Preesgweene for Weston Rhyn |
| February 1935 | Renamed Weston Rhyn |
| 12 Sep 1960 | Closed to passengers |
| 4 Nov 1963 | Closed to Goods [1][2] |
Weston Rhyn railway station was a minor station on the
Shrewsbury to Chester Line
.
After closure the platforms were removed but the station building was converted to a private residence.[3]
Historical services
Express trains did not call there and it would have been served by West Midlands & Shrewsbury to Wrexham & Chester local trains; typically about half a dozen trains a day.
According to the Official Handbook of Stations the following classes of traffic were being handled at this station in 1956: G, P and there was no crane. Additionally, the National Coal Board had sidings on the east side of the line serving Ifton colliery.[4]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gobowen | Shrewsbury to Chester Line
|
Trehowell Halt | ||
References
- ^ ISBN 0-905466-19-5
- OL 11956311M. pp.190
- ^ "Disused Stations: Weston Rhyn station".
- ^ Official Handbook of Stations, British Transport Commission, 1956.
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Shrewsbury to Chester. Middleton Press. figs. 37-40. OCLC 495274299.
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