Wrexham Central railway station
Railway station in Wrexham, North Wales / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
General information | |
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Location | Wrexham, Wrexham Wales |
Coordinates | 53.0462°N 2.9994°W / 53.0462; -2.9994 |
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 | |
2018/19 | 80,472 |
2019/20 | 73,484 |
2020/21 | 3,636 |
2021/22 | 13,194 |
2022/23 | 41,806 |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
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.