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| Abergele and Pensarn | |
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| Location | |
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| Place | Abergele |
| Local authority | Conwy |
| Operations | |
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales |
| Platforms in use | 2 |
| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 59,504 |
| 2005/06 * | 58,243 |
| 2006/07 * | 62,799 |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Abergele and Pensarn from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |
The North Wales costal towns of Abergele and Pensarn are suburban in nature and are served by this station on the North Wales Coast Line.
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Service
The station is served by an hourly service in each direction (weekday daytimes) on the Manchester to Llandudno route operated by Arriva Trains Wales and calling at Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester Oxford Road, Newton-le-Willows, Earlestown, Warrington Bank Quay, Runcorn East railway station, Frodsham, Helsby, Chester, Shotton, Flint, Prestatyn, Rhyl, Colwyn Bay, Llandudno Junction, Deganwy and Llandudno.
History
Opened as Abergele by the Chester and Holyhead Railway on 1 May 1848, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
When Sectorisation was introduced, the station was served by Regional Railways although Intercity Sector trains passed through on their way from London Euston and the Midlands to Holyhead.
The Privatisation of British Railways led to services being provided by Arriva Trains Wales.
The station had been the location of a Camping coach.
The Abergele Train Disaster
This accident took place at the station on August 20, 1868. The Irish Mail collided with some goods waggons that had been left on the running line. The accident was, up to that time, the worst railway disaster in Britain.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Rhyl | Arriva Trains Wales North Wales Coast Line |
Colwyn Bay | ||
External links
- Train times and station information for Abergele and Pensarn railway station from National Rail
- Picture [1]
References
- Butt, R.V.J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st Edition ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
- Abergele and Pensarn station on navigable O.S. map
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