Ruabon railway station
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| Ruabon / Rhiwabon | |||
| Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Ruabon | ||
| Local authority | Wrexham County Borough | ||
| Operations | |||
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2002/03 * | 28,470 | ||
| 2004/05 ** | 32,414 | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 4 November 1846 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Ruabon / Rhiwabon (source) | |||
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Ruabon railway station serves the village of Ruabon in the county borough of Wrexham, Wales. It is on the Shrewsbury to Chester Line, which is part of the former Great Western Railway mainline route from London Paddington to Birkenhead Woodside. All services are operated by Arriva Trains Wales including through trains to Cardiff via the Welsh Marches Line and Holyhead via the North Wales Coast Line.
It was originally a large station, with an extensive marshalling yard with a turntable and goods depot accompanying it, and was the terminus of the Ruabon to Barmouth line which ran via Llangollen, Corwen and Dolgellau. This branch line was a victim of the Beeching cuts in the 1960s. The bay platform serving this route can still be seen at the station.
The original station building was Italianate in style and was designed by the architect Thomas Penson. It opened on 4 November, 1846. However, this was replaced by the current neo-Tudor style stone buildings designed by Henry Robertson in 1860. In 1870 refreshment rooms were added between the platforms serving Chester and Barmouth.
Following further cuts in the national railway service, Ruabon station became an unstaffed halt in 1974.
[edit] Future
A new company, the Wrexham, Shropshire and Marylebone Railway, has proposed new services to call at this station from summer 2007.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Ruabon railway station from National Rail
- Map and aerial photo of Ruabon railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chirk | Arriva Trains Wales Shrewsbury to Chester Line |
Wrexham General | ||
| Chirk | Wrexham & Shropshire Proposed |
Wrexham General | ||
