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The Vale of Clwyd Railway (VoCR) was a standard-gauge line, which connected the settlements of Rhyl, St Asaph and Denbigh in North Wales. It opened in 1858, at first without a connection to the main line at Rhyl, but this was provided in 1862.
The Llangollen Railway (Welsh: Rheilffordd Llangollen) is a volunteer-run heritage railway in Denbighshire, North Wales, which operates between Llangollen and Corwen. The standard gauge line, which is 10 miles (16 km) long, runs on part of the former Ruabon – Barmouth GWR route that closed in 1965.
St Asaph railway station served the city of St Asaph in Denbighshire, Wales. It was opened by the Vale of Clwyd Railway (later absorbed into the London and North Western Railway) on 5 October 1858 and closed on 19 September 1955. [2] The station building and northbound platform are now a private residence.
The line was built along the northern side of the Dee Valley and authorized by an act of Parliament, the Vale of Llangollen Railway Act 1859 (22 & 23 Vict. c. lxiv), on 1 August 1859. It was initially opened for goods only on 1 December 1861 and to passenger traffic on 2 June 1862, [ 1 ] and was worked from the outset by the Great Western Railway .
The 5.25 miles (8.45 km) Vale of Llangollen Railway left the Shrewsbury to Chester main line .5 miles (0.80 km) south of Ruabon, and built as a single track line on a double track route proceeded via Acrefair to the new station at Llangollen. The line opened to freight on 1 December 1861, and to passengers on 2 June 1862 at a temporary terminus ...
Bonwm Halt (Pron: Bon-oom) in Denbighshire, Wales, was a minor station on the Ruabon to Barmouth line. Situated on the south side of the line alongside the A5, it was of timber construction and only about one carriage length long. It was to have closed to passengers on 18 January 1965 but closed prematurely on 14 December 1964 due to flood damage.
The Vale of Llangollen Railway was opened from a junction south of Ruabon to Llangollen, opened in 1861 (goods) and 1862 (passengers). [7] At first simply a short single track branch line, it was later extended to reach Barmouth , and became an important secondary through route.
Bradshaw's Guide shows the 1895 service: there were four trains throughout the line on weekdays, with two additional trains (three on Saturdays) between Denbigh and Ruthin. All the trains called at all stations. [8] There were three goods trains on the line daily in the 1920s, but this seems to have been exceptional; one a day normally sufficed ...