Chirk railway station

Chirk
Y Waun
Location
Place Chirk
Local authority Wrexham
Operations
Station code CRK
Managed by Arriva Trains Wales
Number of platforms 2
Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 * 32,094
2005/06 * 36,295
2006/07 * 42,762
2007/08 * 50,688
2008/09 * 56,562
2009/10 * 56,310
History
Original company Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Chester Junction Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
12 October 1848 Station opens[1]
13 July 1964 Closed to goods
1 March 1974 Unstaffed[2]
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Chirk from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.
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Chirk railway station (Welsh: gorsaf y Waun) serves the town of Chirk in the county borough of Wrexham, Wales. Chirk station is on the Shrewsbury to Chester Line, which is part of the former Great Western Railway mainline route from London Paddington to Birkenhead Woodside. The original 19th century (grade 2 listed) Chirk / Y Waun station building was demolished in 1987, without consultation, by the local council.

Chirk was also the eastern terminus and transfer point for the Glyn Valley Tramway.

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Historical services

According to the Official Handbook of Stations the following classes of traffic were being handled at this station in 1956: G, P, F, L, H, C and there was a 15 cwt crane.[3] At one time there was also a private siding into the Cadbury's factory from where cocoa liquor was sent to the chocolate factory at Bournville.

The Railway itself superseded the canal that runs parallel to the rail for the transportation of coal and other goods.

Current services

Passenger

Trains run on two routes operated by Arriva Trains Wales:

Freight

To the north of Chirk station on the Up (southbound) side of the line is a private siding into the Kronospan chipboard factory. The siding receives a trainload of softwood from Kingmoor Yard, Cumbria five days a week (Monday to Friday), and additionally, between the months of April and October, up to three trains a week of softwood from Ribblehead, North Yorkshire. Since 2007 these timber trains have been operated to the Chirk Kronospan factory by Colas Rail Ltd.

References

  1. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.  p.60
  2. ^ Clinker, C.R., (1978) Clinker’s Register of Closed Station, Avon Anglia ISBN 0-905466-19-5
  3. ^ 1956, Official Handbook of Stations, British Transport Commission

External links

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Gobowen   Arriva Trains Wales
Shrewsbury to Wrexham General Line
  Ruabon
Historical railways
Trehowell Halt   Great Western Railway
Shrewsbury to Chester Line
  Whitehurst Halt