Vale of Clwyd Railway
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The Vale of Clwyd Railway (VoCR) was a standard-gauge line, which connected the settlements of Rhyl, St Asaph and Denbigh in North Wales. It opened in 1858, at first without a connection to the main line at Rhyl, but this was provided in 1862. At Denbigh, a connection could be made on to the Mold and Denbigh Junction Railway. Although the area became popular with holidaymakers from the 1920s, the line never realised its potential; it closed to passengers in 1955 and completely in 1968.
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Vale of Clwyd Railway | |
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Overview | |
Other name(s) | VoCR |
Status | Closed |
Locale | North Wales |
Termini | |
Stations | Foryd, Rhuddlan, St Asaph, Llannerch, Trefnant and Denbigh |
Service | |
Type | Standard gauge |
Operator(s) | London and North Western Railway (from 1867) |
History | |
Commenced | 23 June 1856 (1856-06-23) |
Planned opening | 23 June 1856 (1856-06-23) |
Opened | 5 October 1858 (1858-10-05) |
Completed | 5 October 1858 (1858-10-05) |
Connection to Rhyl | 1 January 1862 (1862-01-01) |
Passengers Closure | 19 September 1955 (1955-09-19) |
Absorbed by LNWR | 15 July 1867 (1867-07-15) |
Closed | 1 January 1968 (1968-01-01) |
Technical | |
Line length | 10 mi (16 km) |
Number of tracks | Single line with space for double track |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1ā2 in) standard gauge |
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