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Nantclwyd
(1864 - 1953)
Nantclwyd station was situated on the Denbigh, Ruthin and Corwen Railway (DRCR) which opened in stages between March 1862 and October 1864. Nantclwyd 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 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 short goods siding was provided at the south end of the station and there was a goods loop on the western side of the line
In 1875, Nantclwyd station was served by three trains in each direction on weekdays which ran between Corwen and Denbigh and by 1904 Nantclwyd was served by five trains in each direction running between Corwen and Denbigh
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 and the last scheduled passenger service to run south of Ruthin ran on February 2 1953
Nantclwyd station continued to be served by goods trains until December 2 1957. Coal continued to be delivered to a siding at the station site until April 10 1962 when regular goods services on the line ended. Formal closure of the line came on March 1 1965 after which the track through Nantclwyd station was lifted and the station building was demolished in the 1970s
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 short goods siding was provided at the south end of the station and there was a goods loop on the western side of the line
In 1875, Nantclwyd station was served by three trains in each direction on weekdays which ran between Corwen and Denbigh and by 1904 Nantclwyd was served by five trains in each direction running between Corwen and Denbigh
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 and the last scheduled passenger service to run south of Ruthin ran on February 2 1953
Nantclwyd station continued to be served by goods trains until December 2 1957. Coal continued to be delivered to a siding at the station site until April 10 1962 when regular goods services on the line ended. Formal closure of the line came on March 1 1965 after which the track through Nantclwyd station was lifted and the station building was demolished in the 1970s
