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Derwen
(1864 - 1953)
Derwen station was situated on the Denbigh, Ruthin and Corwen Railway (DRCR) which opened in stages between March 1862 and October 1864. The station opened with the second section of the line
to come into use between Ruthin and Gwyddelwern on October 6 1864
The station was provided with one platform on which stood a two-storey building that contained a booking office and staff accommodation including a house for the station master. A short goods siding was provided at the south end of the station and there was a goods loop on the south side of the line After 1900, a small goods yard with a single siding serving a loading dock for livestock was built at the east end of the station
In 1875, Derwen station was served by three trains in each direction on weekdays which ran between Corwen and Denbigh and by 1904 Derwen was served by five trains in each direction
Road competition began to affect the line and by the early 1950s withdrawal of passenger trains on the section of line between Ruthin and Corwen was proposed. The last scheduled passenger services to run south of Ruthin ended on February 2 1953 and the goods loop was cut back from the
Denbigh end of the station so that it formed a siding
Derwen station continued to be served by goods trains until December 2 1957 when the station was downgraded to a coal depot only. It closed completely on April 30 1962 although a local coal merchant continued to receive deliveries by rail until 1964. Formal closure of the line came on March 1 1965 after which the track through Derwen was lifted
The station building survived after closure and today it is in use as a private residence
The station was provided with one platform on which stood a two-storey building that contained a booking office and staff accommodation including a house for the station master. A short goods siding was provided at the south end of the station and there was a goods loop on the south side of the line After 1900, a small goods yard with a single siding serving a loading dock for livestock was built at the east end of the station
In 1875, Derwen station was served by three trains in each direction on weekdays which ran between Corwen and Denbigh and by 1904 Derwen was served by five trains in each direction
Road competition began to affect the line and by the early 1950s withdrawal of passenger trains on the section of line between Ruthin and Corwen was proposed. The last scheduled passenger services to run south of Ruthin ended on February 2 1953 and the goods loop was cut back from the
Denbigh end of the station so that it formed a siding
Derwen station continued to be served by goods trains until December 2 1957 when the station was downgraded to a coal depot only. It closed completely on April 30 1962 although a local coal merchant continued to receive deliveries by rail until 1964. Formal closure of the line came on March 1 1965 after which the track through Derwen was lifted
The station building survived after closure and today it is in use as a private residence
