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Gwyddelwern
(1863 - 1953)
Gwyddelwern station was situated on the Denbigh to Corwen railway which was opened in stages between March 1862 and October 1864. It opened as a temporary terminus with the second section
of the line to come into use, between Ruthin and Gwyddelwern, on March 1 1863. By October 1864 it had become a through station with the opening of the final section of the line to Corwen
The station was provided with one platform on the east side of the line on which stood a two-storey building that contained a booking office and staff accommodation including a house for the station master
A goods siding was provided at the north end of the station with a loading dock and pens for livestock plus a second shorter siding at the south end of the station. There was a goods loop on the western side of the line. The station also generated income from two quarries, which had their own sidings
In 1875, Gwyddelwern station was served by three trains in each direction on weekdays which ran between Corwen and Denbigh. By 1904 the station 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. Gwyddelwern station continued to be served by goods trains until December 2 1957 although a private siding remained open after that date. By 1962 the section of line between Gwyddelwern and Corwen was taken out of use and the track was lifted
Formal closure of the rest of line came on March 1 1965 after which the rest of the track was lifted
The station was demolished in the 1970s and nothing survives
The station was provided with one platform on the east side of the line on which stood a two-storey building that contained a booking office and staff accommodation including a house for the station master
A goods siding was provided at the north end of the station with a loading dock and pens for livestock plus a second shorter siding at the south end of the station. There was a goods loop on the western side of the line. The station also generated income from two quarries, which had their own sidings
In 1875, Gwyddelwern station was served by three trains in each direction on weekdays which ran between Corwen and Denbigh. By 1904 the station 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. Gwyddelwern station continued to be served by goods trains until December 2 1957 although a private siding remained open after that date. By 1962 the section of line between Gwyddelwern and Corwen was taken out of use and the track was lifted
Formal closure of the rest of line came on March 1 1965 after which the rest of the track was lifted
The station was demolished in the 1970s and nothing survives
