Hawarden railway station
Hawarden  | |
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| Welsh: Penarlâg | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Hawarden |
| Local authority | Flintshire |
| Grid reference | SJ311658 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | HWD |
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 29,159 |
| 2005/06 |
 29,986 |
| 2006/07 |
30,987 |
| 2007/08 |
 30,407 |
| 2008/09 |
36,960 |
| 2009/10 |
38,066 |
| 2010/11 |
37,896 |
| 2011/12 |
39,138 |
| 2012/13 |
38,156 |
| 2013/14 |
39,932 |
| History | |
| 31 March 1890 | Opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Hawarden from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Hawarden railway station serves the village of Hawarden in Flintshire, Wales. It is situated on the Borderlands Line 10½ miles (17 km) north of Wrexham Central and all passenger services are operated by Arriva Trains Wales. The station is unstaffed.
History
The station is located on the "Hawarden Loop" section of the Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway and was opened with the line in 1890. It is close to the summit of a steep bank from Shotton, with a ruling gradient of 1 in 53.[1]
Services
Services operate every hour each way (Monday to Saturday daytime) between Wrexham Central and Bidston. On weekday evenings & bank holidays, the frequency drops to two-hourly and on Sundays there are six departures each way.[2]
Passengers can change at Bidston for Liverpool, they can change at Shotton for North Wales, Chester, and Manchester Piccadilly, and they can change at Wrexham General for Shrewsbury, Birmingham New Street, and South Wales.
Gallery
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The station platforms and footbridge.
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One of the two decorated waiting shelters.
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Disused sections of platform at the northern end of the station, viewed from the footbridge.
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Inside the waiting shelter on the Bidston-bound platform.
Notes
- ↑ The Borderlands Line - Harwarden & Buckley www.penmorfa.com; Retrieved 2013-08-05
- ↑ GB National Rail Timetable 19 May to 7 December 2013, Table 101
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hawarden railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Hawarden railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Buckley | Arriva Trains Wales Borderlands Line |
Shotton | ||