Talacre railway station

Talacre railway station served the village of Talacre, near Prestatyn on the North Wales Coast Line.

Talacre
Location	Talacre, Flintshire Wales
Coordinates	53.3449°N 3.3294°W
Grid reference	SJ116839
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 May 1903	Opened[1]
14 February 1966	Closed[1]

History

The station was opened in 1903[1] by the London and North Western Railway. The station closed in February 1966, as part of the cost-saving reforms introduced by Dr Beeching.

Although the central island platform has long been removed, the two outermost platforms remain in situ.[2] The signalbox remained in use until closure in March 2018 - for many years this controlled access to the busy exchange sidings for the nearby Point of Ayr Colliery. The mine closed in 1996[3] and the site has since been cleared, but the disused sidings are still visible from passing trains.

References

1. "Station Name: Talacre". Disused Stations. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
2. "TS323 Talacre". Trainspots. Retrieved 27 November 2007.
3. The Railways of North Wales - Point of Ayr Colliery www.penmorfa.com; Retrieved 2010-06-07

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2011). Chester to Rhyl. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 69-72. ISBN 9781906008932. OCLC 795178960.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Prestatyn Line and station open		London and North Western Railway North Wales Coast Line		Mostyn Line open; station closed