Hawarden Bridge railway station
Hawarden Bridge  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Shotton |
| Local authority | Flintshire |
| Grid reference | SJ311695 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | HWB |
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 3,627 |
| 2005/06 |
 3,902 |
| 2006/07 |
 3,652 |
| 2007/08 |
2,932 |
| 2008/09 |
9,750 |
| 2009/10 |
6,632 |
| 2010/11 |
4,540 |
| 2011/12 |
4,472 |
| 2012/13 |
5,422 |
| 2013/14 |
4,088 |
| 2014/15 |
4,872 |
| History | |
| 22 September 1924 | Opened as Hawarden Bridge Halt |
| 1954 | Renamed as Hawarden Bridge |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Hawarden Bridge from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Hawarden Bridge railway station is a railway station near Shotton, Flintshire, Wales. It is situated on the Borderlands Line 13 miles (21 km) north of Wrexham Central, on the north side of Hawarden Bridge over the River Dee. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Arriva Trains Wales.
History
The station was opened by the LNER on 22 September 1924 as Hawarden Bridge Halt, adjacent to the John Summers steelworks.[1][2] The station was renamed as Hawarden Bridge in 1954 when it was upgraded.[2][3]
Services
The station sees an infrequent service, with the only trains calling during the morning and evening peak periods towards Wrexham Central southbound and Bidston northbound. There are four southbound and three northbound trains a day Monday to Saturday.
In May 2013, Arriva Trains Wales introduced a Sunday service at the station. On a Sunday, all passenger services on the Borderlands Line will stop, on request.[4]
Gallery
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An Arriva Trains Wales Class 150 arrives at the station.jpg)
Cycle route NCR5, adjacent to the station.jpg)
Hawarden Bridge, at the southern end of the station.jpg)
The station level crossing
References
- ↑ Mitchell & Smith 2013, map XXI
- 1 2 "Hawarden Bridge". Disused Stations. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ↑ Mitchell & Smith 2013, fig. 55
- ↑ http://www.arrivatrainswales.co.uk/WorkArea/linkit.aspx?LinkIdentifier=id&ItemID=3905&libID=4351
Sources
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Wrexham to New Brighton. West Sussex: Middleton Press. ISBN 9781908174475. OCLC 859543196.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hawarden Bridge railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Hawarden Bridge railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shotton | Arriva Trains Wales Borderlands Line |
Neston | ||
Coordinates: 53°13′05″N 3°01′56″W / 53.218167°N 3.032121°W