Alt-y-Graig railway station

Alt-y-Craig railway station (later renamed Allt-y-Graig) was an unstaffed halt on the Dyserth branch line. Like Woodland Park further down the line, passengers would have had to access the station from a hill. The only piece of railway history that remains here is the bridge that people now walk on.

Alt-y-Craig railway station

Allt-y-Graig
LocationWales
Coordinates53.310410°N 3.414402°W / 53.310410; -3.414402
Grid referenceSJ058802
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLMSR
Key dates
1 Feb 1929Opened as Alt-y-Craig
8 July 1929Renamed Allt-y-Graig
22 Sep 1930Closed[1][2][3]

The branch line to Dyserth was opened by the LNWR in 1869, initially for mineral traffic only. A passenger service was instituted in 1905 but lasted only until 1930, when it was withdrawn by the LMS. The line remained open to serve a quarry at Dyserth until complete closure in 1973.[4]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Dyserth
Line and station closed		   London and North Western Railway
Dyserth Branch Line		   Meliden
Line and station closed

References
  1. Quick 2009, p. 58.
  2. Butt 1995, pp. 15 & 16.
  3. "The station and line". Disused Stations.
  4. "Visit Prestatyn - Railway Line History". Visit Prestatyn.

Sources
  • 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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  • Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
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