Cefn railway station
Cefn | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Cefn Mawr, Wrexham Wales |
| Coordinates | 52°58′09″N 3°04′11″W / 52.9693°N 3.0697°W |
| Grid reference | SJ281418 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Chester Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 12 October 1848 | Station opens as Rhosymedre |
| July 1849 | resited and named Cefn |
| 12 September 1960 | Closed to passengers |
Cefn railway station was a minor railway station on the Great Western Railway's London to Birkenhead main line serving the mining village of Cefn Mawr in Wales. It opened as Rhosymedre in 1848 but was resited on an adjacent site in 1849 and named Cefn. It had an adjacent signal box but the station seems not to have handled freight traffic. The remains of the station and yard area can be seen just to the north of Cefn Viaduct (also known as Dee Viaduct). Although the station is gone the railway remains open as part of the Shrewsbury to Chester Line.