Rhyl railway station
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Rhyl railway station is on the Crewe
to Holyhead
North Wales Coast Line
and serves the major holiday resort of Rhyl
.
The station was once the junction for a branch line to Denbigh
(the Vale of Clwyd Railway
), but this was closed to passengers in September 1955.
Ticket barriers are in operation at this station. Although only two platforms remain in use here today, the layout was more substantial until the late 1980s. There was an additional through platform on the southern side and an east-facing bay platform (still intact although now disused) on the northern side, plus a pair of through lines and several carriage sidings. It also has two impressive LNWR-built brick and timber signal box
es, although only the former No.1 box is now operational (the disused No.2 box at the western end remains intact, as it is a listed building).
On Sundays, there is an hourly service each way - westbound to Holyhead and eastbound to Crewe, plus three through trains to London.
Crewe
Crewe is a railway town within the unitary authority area of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. According to the 2001 census the urban area had a population of 67,683...
to Holyhead
Holyhead
Holyhead is the largest town in the county of Anglesey in the North Wales. It is also a major port adjacent to the Irish Sea serving Ireland....
North Wales Coast Line
North Wales Coast Line
The North Wales Coast Line is the railway line from Crewe to Holyhead. Virgin Trains consider their services along it to be a spur of the West Coast Main Line. The first section from Crewe to Chester was built by the Chester and Crewe Railway and absorbed by the Grand Junction Railway shortly...
and serves the major holiday resort of Rhyl
Rhyl
Rhyl is a seaside resort town and community situated on the north east coast of Wales, in the county of Denbighshire , at the mouth of the River Clwyd . To the west is the suburb of Kinmel Bay, with the resort of Towyn further west, Prestatyn to the east and Rhuddlan to the south...
.
The station was once the junction for a branch line to Denbigh
Denbigh
Denbigh is a market town and community in Denbighshire, Wales. Before 1888, it was the county town of Denbighshire. Denbigh lies 8 miles to the north west of Ruthin and to the south of St Asaph. It is about 13 miles from the seaside resort of Rhyl. The town grew around the glove-making industry...
(the Vale of Clwyd Railway
Vale of Clwyd Railway
The Vale of Clwyd Railway was a line which connected the towns of Rhyl and Denbigh via St. Asaph.At Rhyl the line connected with the North Wales Coast Line....
), but this was closed to passengers in September 1955.
Ticket barriers are in operation at this station. Although only two platforms remain in use here today, the layout was more substantial until the late 1980s. There was an additional through platform on the southern side and an east-facing bay platform (still intact although now disused) on the northern side, plus a pair of through lines and several carriage sidings. It also has two impressive LNWR-built brick and timber signal box
Signal box
On a rail transport system, signalling control is the process by which control is exercised over train movements by way of railway signals and block systems to ensure that trains operate safely, over the correct route and to the proper timetable...
es, although only the former No.1 box is now operational (the disused No.2 box at the western end remains intact, as it is a listed building).
Services
Mon - Sat:- Arriva Trains WalesArriva Trains WalesArriva Trains Wales is a train operating company, owned by Arriva, that operates urban and inter urban passenger services in Wales and the Welsh Marches...
operates an alternate hourly service from Holyhead to and to , both via Chester, and .
- Arriva Trains WalesArriva Trains WalesArriva Trains Wales is a train operating company, owned by Arriva, that operates urban and inter urban passenger services in Wales and the Welsh Marches...
operates an hourly stopping service between Llandudno and Manchester Piccadilly via .
- Virgin TrainsVirgin TrainsVirgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates long-distance passenger services on the West Coast Main Line between London, the West Midlands, North West England, North Wales and Scotland...
operates a number of services from Holyhead and Bangor to London Euston (seven Mon-Fri, four on Saturdays).
On Sundays, there is an hourly service each way - westbound to Holyhead and eastbound to Crewe, plus three through trains to London.