Buckley railway station

Buckley

Welsh: Bwcle
National Rail
General information
LocationBuckley, Flintshire
Wales
Coordinates53°09′47″N 3°03′22″W / 53.163°N 3.056°W / 53.163; -3.056
Grid referenceSJ295633
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeBCK
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyWrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Central Railway
Key dates
31 March 1890[1]Opened as Buckley Junction
6 May 1974[1]Renamed
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 40,504
2019/20Increase 41,874
2020/21Decrease 6,094
2021/22Increase 22,338
2022/23Increase 30,328
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Buckley railway station serves the town of Buckley in Flintshire, Wales. The station is 8½ miles (14 km) north of Wrexham Central on the Borderlands Line.

The station was known as Buckley Junction until 6 May 1974, when it became Buckley.[2] It is the nearest station to Mold, Flintshire.

  1. ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 47.
  2. ^ Slater, J.N., ed. (July 1974). "Notes and News: Stations renamed by LMR". Railway Magazine. 120 (879). London: IPC Transport Press Ltd: 363. ISSN 0033-8923.