Llangollen railway station

Llangollen
Station on heritage railway
Alongside the River Dee
General information
LocationLlangollen, Denbighshire
Wales
Coordinates52°58′17″N 3°10′17″W / 52.9713°N 3.1714°W / 52.9713; -3.1714
Grid referenceSJ214421
Managed byLlangollen Railway
Platforms2
History
Original companyVale of Llangollen Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
2 June 1862Temporary first station opened[1]
1 May 1865Second station opened
18 January 1965Closed for passenger service[1]
April 1968Closed for goods traffic
13 September 1975The Llangollen Railway is formed and begins reconstruction westwards
1981Llangollen Station re-opens officially
Listed Building – Grade II
FeatureRailway Station (Main Building & Footbridge)
Designated22 December 1989
Reference no.2083[2]

Llangollen railway station in the town of Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales, is a preserved railway station on the former Ruabon to Barmouth Line, and now the eastern terminus of the preserved Llangollen Railway.

  1. ^ a b Butt (1995), page 146
  2. ^ Cadw. "Railway Station (Main Building & Footbridge) (1083)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 28 October 2021.