Brymbo railway station (Great Central Railway)

For the other station in Brymbo, on the Wrexham and Minera Railway, see Brymbo railway station (Great Western Railway).

Brymbo (WMCQR)
The site of the station in 1962
General information
Location	Brymbo, Wrexham Wales
Coordinates	53.0733°N 3.0505°W / 53.0733; -3.0505
Grid reference	SJ296535
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Central Railway
Key dates
1 August 1889	Opened
1 March 1917	Closed to passengers
April 1956	Closed

Brymbo (WMCQR) railway station was a station in Brymbo, Wrexham, Wales. The station was opened on 1 August 1889, closed to passengers on 1 March 1917 and closed completely in April 1956.

History

Brymbo was an industrial centre for the metal industry by the time the WMCQR had opened. The town was surrounded by multiple coal mines. The original purpose of the branch was to carry goods more than passengers, and even the WMCQR had built the line to serve local industries as its purpose. On 1 January 1923 the station became a part of the London and North Eastern Railway. During World War II a German bomb landed on the station. On 1 January 1948 the station at Brymbo became a part of the British Railways (Western Region). From 19 June 1958 the British Railways stopped using the line to access the steelworks. The final section of the line closed on 5 October 1970. The site was lost under spoil from the Brymbo Steelworks.

References

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Terminus		Great Central Railway Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway		Plas Power (WMCQR) Line and station closed