Chirk railway station
Chirk  | |
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| Welsh: Y Waun | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Chirk |
| Local authority | Wrexham |
| Coordinates | 52°55′59″N 3°03′58″W / 52.933°N 3.066°WCoordinates: 52°55′59″N 3°03′58″W / 52.933°N 3.066°W |
| Grid reference | SJ284378 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | CRK |
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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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 |
| 2010/11 |
60,356 |
| 2011/12 |
66,002 |
| 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] |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * 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. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
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.
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The railway itself superseded the canal that runs parallel to the rail for the transportation of coal and other goods.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:
- Hourly northbound service to Holyhead via Wrexham General and Chester.
- Hourly southbound service to Shrewsbury then continuing alternately to give a 2 hourly service to both Birmingham International and Cardiff Central
- 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
- ↑ 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. p. 60. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- ↑ Clinker, C.R., (1978) Clinker’s Register of Closed Station, Avon Anglia ISBN 0-905466-19-5
- ↑ 1956, Official Handbook of Stations, British Transport Commission
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chirk railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Chirk railway station from National Rail
- Chirk station on navigable 1946 O.S. map
| 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 | ||