Wrexham Central railway station
| General information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Wrexham, Wrexham Wales | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°02′46″N 2°59′58″W / 53.0462°N 2.9994°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SJ333502 | ||||
| Managed by | Transport for Wales | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | WXC | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Central Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 November 1887 | Original station opened | ||||
| 2 November 1895 | Route to Ellesmere opened | ||||
| 10 September 1962 | Route to Ellesmere closed | ||||
| 23 November 1998 | Station resited | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 | 73,484 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 3,636 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 13,194 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 41,806 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 42,268 | ||||
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Wrexham Central railway station (Welsh: Wrecsam Canolog) is the smaller of two railway stations serving the central area of Wrexham in Wales, the other being Wrexham General. The platform can accommodate a three car diesel train, but has room for platform extension. It is the southern terminus of the Borderlands Line, also known as the Wrexham-Bidston line, which links north-east Wales to Merseyside.
The current station was constructed in 1998 within a retail park in Wrexham city centre known as Island Green. It replaced the first Central station, opened on 1 November 1887, which was a larger station located around 275 yards (250 metres) to the east. The older station closed on 23 November 1998 and the site was cleared as part of the retail development.