St Winefride's Halt was the intermediate stop on the Holywell Branch Line in Flintshire between
Holywell Junction and
Holywell Town.
Information |
Type: |
National Rail
(Holywell Branch Line) |
Opened: |
1912 |
Closed: |
1954 |
Platforms: |
1 |
The station was opened by the London & North Western Railway in 1912 along with the rest of the branch. The station was situated near to a famous well and also some mills. The station consisted of a single curved wooden platform. There was also a siding for goods.
Despite being popular with passengers and busy at times during the LMS years the Holywell Branch, including St Winefride's Halt, was closed in 1954.
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St Winefride's Halt at opening [1] |
[1] "Opening a new branch of the L & NW Railway", Railway Times (July 6 1912) p. 13