Gwersyllt railway station
Gwersyllt  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Gwersyllt |
| Local authority | Wrexham |
| Grid reference | SJ319533 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | GWE |
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 30,941 |
| 2005/06 |
 26,164 |
| 2006/07 |
22,433 |
| 2007/08 |
 23,883 |
| 2008/09 |
28,246 |
| 2009/10 |
32,036 |
| 2010/11 |
34,026 |
| 2011/12 |
35,524 |
| 2012/13 |
37,386 |
| 2013/14 |
40,172 |
| 2014/15 |
39,938 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Gwersyllt from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Gwersyllt railway station serves the area of Gwersyllt in the town of Wrexham in North Wales. It is one of five stations in the Wrexham County Borough.
The station is 3.5 km (2¼ miles) north of Wrexham Central on the Borderlands Line. The station used to have a signal box at the northern end of the Bidston-bound platform.[1]
Services
Weekdays (daytime) the line is served by two units, providing an hourly service each way (southbound to Wrexham Central and northbound to Bidston). After 1845 (and all day on bank holidays) the service is provided by one unit, giving one train in each direction every two hours.[2]
On Sundays the service is run with a single unit, providing a train every 2.5 hours in each direction.
There is a connection at Bidston for onward travel for stations to Liverpool Central via the Wirral Line.
Gallery
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The Wrexham-bound platform..jpg)
Hope Street bridge, at the southern end of the platforms..jpg)
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The station car park, adjacent to the Bidston-bound platform.
References
- ↑ Mitchell & Smith 2013, map VIII
- ↑ GB Rail Timetable 15 May to 11 December 2016, Table 101
Sources
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Wrexham to New Brighton. West Sussex: Middleton Press. ISBN 9781908174475. OCLC 859543196.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gwersyllt railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Gwersyllt railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Wrexham General | Arriva Trains Wales Borderlands Line |
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Coordinates: 53°04′23″N 3°01′05″W / 53.073°N 3.018°W