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Talacre
Talacre
General information
Location	Talacre, Flintshire; Wales
Coordinates	53°20′42″N 3°19′46″W / 53.3449°N 3.3294°W
Grid reference	SJ116839
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 May 1903	Opened
14 February 1966	Closed

Talacre railway station served the village of Talacre, near Prestatyn on the North Wales Coast Line.

History edit

The station was opened in 1903^[1] by the London and North Western Railway. Platforms were provided on the slow lines only. The station closed in February 1966, as part of the cost-saving reforms introduced by Dr Beeching.

Following closure parts of the platforms (in 2020) were still in situ.^[2] The signalbox remained in use until closure in March 2018 – for many years this controlled access to the busy exchange sidings for the nearby Point of Ayr Colliery. The mine closed in 1996^[3] and the site has since been cleared, but the disused sidings are still visible from passing trains.

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c "Station Name: Talacre". Disused Stations. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
^ "TS323 Talacre". Trainspots. Retrieved 27 November 2007.
^ The Railways of North Wales - Point of Ayr Colliery www.penmorfa.com; Retrieved 2010-06-07

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Talacre
General information
Location	Talacre, Flintshire Wales
Coordinates	53°20′42″N 3°19′46″W / 53.3449°N 3.3294°W / 53.3449; -3.3294
Grid reference	SJ116839
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and North Western Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 May 1903	Opened^[1]
14 February 1966	Closed^[1]