Prestatyn railway station

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Prestatyn
Location
Place	Prestatyn
Local authority	Denbighshire
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Operations
Station code	PRT
Managed by	Arriva Trains Wales
Platforms in use	2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2005/06 *	0.124 million
History
1848	Opened
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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Prestatyn from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Prestatyn railway station serves the town of Prestatyn in North Wales. It located on the North Wales Coast Line and was opened in 1848. The coming of the railway is credited with bringing prosperity to the town, which was an aspiring resort.^[1]. The station is managed by Arriva Trains Wales, and is served by that company's services from Cardiff, Crewe and Manchester to Holyhead and Llandudno, and also by Virgin Trains services to and from London Euston.

[edit] History

The railway station in Prestatyn opened in 1848, when the Chester and Holyhead Railway reached the town. Later, the line became part on the London & North Western Railway. Although threatened with closure in the 1960s as part of the Beeching cuts, objections meant the station was reprieved.^[2]

[edit] References

1. ^ Railway line history, Visit Prestatyn: http://www.visitprestatyn.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=76&Itemid=89 Retrieved on 27th November, 2007
2. ^ North Wales Coast Railway History: http://www.nwrail.org.uk/nwhist.htm Retrieved 27th November, 2007

[edit] External links

• Train times and station information for Prestatyn railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Flint		Arriva Trains Wales North Wales Coast Line		Rhyl
Flint Chester on Sundays		Virgin Trains North Wales Coast Line		Rhyl

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