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Corwen
(1865 - 1964)
Corwen station was opened on May 8 1865 and at the time of opening the station acted as a terminus for the line from Ruabon and for the Denbigh, Ruthin and Corwen
Railway (DRCR) from Denbigh. By 1866, the line continued westwards and by 1868 it had reached Dolgellau, which gave access to Barmouth making it an important trunk route
Corwen station's main facilities were located in a stone-built, single-storey building which was located on the westbound platform. The station building had a booking office, parcels room, general waiting room, ladies waiting room and refreshment rooms as well as storage rooms for lamps and other railway essentials and on the eastbound platform a single-storey brick-built building with canopy provided waiting rooms. The platforms were linked by a covered footbridge
Extensive goods facilities were located to the west of the station and included a large brick goods shed, cattle dock and pens
By 1879, the Denbigh line had five trains running but train services on that route never reached more than six services out and back on weekdays
Corwen did not rely on the Denbigh trains for business and by 1953 only three trains ran
Goods services continued to run towards Denbigh until 1962 after which the line between Gwyddelwern Station and Corwen was taken out of use and it was lifted shortly afterwards
The goods service was withdrawn on December 2 1964 with the station scheduled to close to passengers on January 18 1965 but due to severe flooding of the line west of Llangollen, the station closed a month early on December 14 1964
Corwen station's main facilities were located in a stone-built, single-storey building which was located on the westbound platform. The station building had a booking office, parcels room, general waiting room, ladies waiting room and refreshment rooms as well as storage rooms for lamps and other railway essentials and on the eastbound platform a single-storey brick-built building with canopy provided waiting rooms. The platforms were linked by a covered footbridge
Extensive goods facilities were located to the west of the station and included a large brick goods shed, cattle dock and pens
By 1879, the Denbigh line had five trains running but train services on that route never reached more than six services out and back on weekdays
Corwen did not rely on the Denbigh trains for business and by 1953 only three trains ran
Goods services continued to run towards Denbigh until 1962 after which the line between Gwyddelwern Station and Corwen was taken out of use and it was lifted shortly afterwards
The goods service was withdrawn on December 2 1964 with the station scheduled to close to passengers on January 18 1965 but due to severe flooding of the line west of Llangollen, the station closed a month early on December 14 1964
