Bodfari railway station

Bodfari
Bodfari railway station in 1961
General information
LocationWales
Coordinates53°13′08″N 3°21′27″W / 53.2190°N 3.3574°W / 53.2190; -3.3574
Grid referenceSJ126715
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMold and Denbigh Junction Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
6 September 1869Opened[1]
30 April 1962Closed[1]

Bodfari railway station was opened on 6 September 1869 by the Mold and Denbigh Junction Railway. Following the Railways Act 1921 the line became part of the LMS. The station was located to the west of the road bridge on the A541 close to the village. Station buildings were on the Chester bound platform and there was a shelter on the Denbigh platform. The station closed in April 1962.[2]

The station site today is a private residence but the station building is still standing.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Disused Stations: Bodfari Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 85. OCLC 931112387.