Saltney Ferry railway station

Saltney Ferry (Mold Junction) railway station was located on the western edge of the village of Saltney, Flintshire (now effectively a suburb of Chester).

Saltney Ferry
Site of the now-demolished station, in 2006
Location	Saltney, Flintshire Wales
Coordinates	53.1799°N 2.9464°W
Grid reference	SJ367652
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 June 1891	Opened[1]
30 April 1962	Closed[1]

History

Opened 1 June 1891 by the London and North Western Railway, it was served by what is now the North Wales Coast Line between Chester, Cheshire and Holyhead, Anglesey.[1] The station was the most eastern one on the line to be found in Wales, being just 1.5 km (0.93 mi) from the English border. The single island platform was reached by steps down from the road bridge.[2]

Although technically on the North Wales Line the station was, for all practical purposes, on the Chester to Denbigh branch line as trains from the station generally only used the smaller line. The station however would have been busy with railway workers as the Mold Junction Motive power depot and employee cottages was right next to it.[3] The station closed on 30 April 1962 and nothing of it remains, although the depot is still there.

References

1. "Station Name: Saltney Ferry". Disused Stations. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
2. Railways of North Wales website
3. The Ghost on The Coast, NWCL travel blog

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2011). Chester to Rhyl. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 19-28. ISBN 9781906008932. OCLC 795178960.
• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2012). Branch Lines around Denbigh. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 23-25. ISBN 9781908174321. OCLC 814270878.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Sandycroft Line open, station closed		London and North Western Railway Chester and Holyhead Railway		Chester Line and station open
Broughton and Bretton Line and station closed		London and North Western Railway Mold Railway		Chester Line and station open