Blacon railway station

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Blacon Railway Station was a part of the line between Chester Northgate and Hawarden Bridge. This line was later extended to reach Wrexham and Birkenhead. Blacon Station was opened on 31st March 1890 by Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (later the Great Central Railway). The station included the Station Master's house and a brick goods Warehouse. A "Cheap Day" return to Northgate Station would cost 6d compared to a bus fare of 9d return. Although Blacon Station was busy it closed to passengers in 1963. The station was closed on 9th September 1968 by British Railways. Freight trains ran through Blacon until 1979 when steelmaking ended at Shotton, Flintshire.

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