Rhyl railway station
Rhyl  | |
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An Arriva Trains Wales Class 175 at platform 1 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Rhyl |
| Local authority | Denbighshire |
| Coordinates | 53°19′05″N 3°29′20″W / 53.318°N 3.489°WCoordinates: 53°19′05″N 3°29′20″W / 53.318°N 3.489°W |
| Grid reference | SJ009811 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | RHL |
| 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 | 0.484 million |
| 2005/06 |
 0.473 million |
| 2006/07 |
 0.529 million |
| 2007/08 |
0.541 million |
| 2008/09 |
0.578 million |
| 2009/10 |
0.583 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.609 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.633 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.612 million |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1848 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Rhyl from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
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Rhyl railway station is on the Crewe to Holyhead North Wales Coast Line and serves the major holiday resort of Rhyl, Wales.
History
The station was the junction for a branch line to Denbigh (the Vale of Clwyd Railway), but this was closed to passengers in September 1955.[1]
Although only two platforms remain in use today, the layout was more substantial until the late 1980s. There was an additional through platform on the southern side and an east-facing bay platform (still intact although now disused) on the northern side, plus a pair of through lines and several carriage sidings. It also has two LNWR-built brick and timber signal boxes,[2] although only the former No.1 box is now operational (the disused No.2 box at the western end remains intact, as it is a listed building).
Facilities
Ticket barriers are in operation at the station.
Services
Monday to Saturday:
- Arriva Trains Wales operates an alternate hourly service from Holyhead to Birmingham International and to Cardiff Central, both via Chester, Wrexham General and Shrewsbury.
- Arriva Trains Wales operates an hourly stopping service between Llandudno and Manchester Piccadilly via Warrington Bank Quay.
- Virgin Trains operates a number of services from Holyhead and Bangor to London Euston. Two weekday services operate between Birmingham New Street and Crewe-Bangor/Holyhead.
On Sundays, there is an hourly service each way - westbound to Holyhead and eastbound to Crewe, plus two through trains to London.
Gallery
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Up express entering Rhyl in 1964
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Rhyl No.2 signal box
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The station footbridge
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Platform 1
References
- ↑ "Subterranea Britannica: Denbigh station". Retrieved 2008-08-21.
- ↑ "Railways of North Wales 1975-83 - Rhyl". Retrieved 2009-03-20.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rhyl railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Rhyl railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Prestatyn | Arriva Trains Wales North Wales Coast Line |
Abergele & Pensarn | ||
| Flint | Arriva Trains Wales North-South "Premier" service |
Colwyn Bay | ||
| Prestatyn | Virgin Trains WCML North Wales branch |
Colwyn Bay | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Terminus | London and North Western Railway Vale of Clwyd Railway |
Rhuddlan | ||