Hope Exchange railway station was located to the west of Penyffordd, Flintshire. The station was in fields with no road access, being an interchange between two lines. The high level section of the station opened on 18 November 1867 on the Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway,[1] and the low level section opened on the same day, on the London and North Western Railway.[2] The high level platforms served what is now the Borderlands Line, and the low level platforms served the Mold Railway. The railway line to Hope Low Level was completely removed by 1982. The railway through Hope High Level remains in use as the Borderlands Line. The platforms on the Borderlands Line are still extant whereas the Mold Line ones have been demolished.
Hope Exchange | |
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.jpg) Name-board at Hope Exchange High Level, 1948 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Penyffordd, Flintshire Wales |
| Coordinates | 53°08′50″N 3°03′17″W / 53.1472°N 3.0548°W |
| Grid reference | SJ296616 |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | WM&CQR (High Level) LNWR (Low Level) |
| Pre-grouping | GCR (High Level) LNWR (Low Level) |
| Post-grouping | LNER (High Level) LMS (Low Level) |
| Key dates | |
| 18 November 1867 | High Level opened as Hope Junction Low Level opened as Hope Passenger Exchange |
| c. 1878 | Renamed as Hope Exchange |
| 29 March 1890 | High level line doubled, high level station rebuilt |
| 7 November 1953 | Renamed as Hope High Level and Hope Low Level |
| 1 September 1958 | Closed |
References
edit- ^ "Station Name: Hope High Level Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ "Station Name: Hope Low Level Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
Further reading
edit- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2012). Branch Lines around Denbigh. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 35-36. ISBN 9781908174321. OCLC 814270878.
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Wrexham to New Brighton. West Sussex: Middleton Press. fig. 32. ISBN 9781908174475. OCLC 859543196.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penyffordd Line and station open |
Great Central Railway Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway |
Buckley Line and station open | ||
| Hope & Pen-y-ffordd Line and station closed |
London and North Western Railway Mold Railway |
Padeswood and Buckley Line and station closed | ||
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