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{{Short description|Railway station in Flintshire, Wales}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}}
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|name = Cefn-y-Bedd
|code = CYB
| name = Cefn-y-Bedd
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|image_name = Cefn-y-Bedd railway station in 2008.jpg
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| symbol = rail
|manager = [[Arriva Trains Wales]]
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| image = Cefn-y-bedd railway station, Flintshire (geograph 5667473).jpg
|locale = [[Cefn-y-Bedd]]
|borough = [[Flintshire]]
| borough = [[Cefn-y-Bedd]], [[Flintshire]]
| country = Wales
|lowusage0405 = {{pad}}9,854
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| coordinates = {{coord|53.099|N|3.031|W|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
|lowusage0506 = {{decrease}} 7,646
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|lowusage0607 = {{decrease}} 6,616
| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|SJ310562|25|SJ310562}}
|lowusage0708 = {{increase}} 7,795
| manager = [[Transport for Wales Rail|Transport for Wales]]
|lowusage0809 = {{increase}} 8,530
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| platforms = 2
|lowusage0910 = {{decrease}} 8,492
| code = CYB
|lowusage1011 = {{increase}} 9,284
| classification = [[United Kingdom railway station categories|DfT category]] F2
|lowusage1112 = {{decrease}} 8,896
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| original = [[Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway]]
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|platforms = 2
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| pregroup = [[Great Central Railway]]
|start = 1 May 1866{{sfn|Butt|1995|p=56}}
| opened = 1 May 1866{{sfn|Butt|1995|p=56}}
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|original = [[Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway]]
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|pregroup = [[Great Central Railway]]
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2018/19 |passengers={{decrease}} 7,108}}
|gridref = SJ310562
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2019/20 |passengers={{decrease}} 6,954}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2020/21 |passengers={{decrease}} 1,410}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2021/22 |passengers={{increase}} 3,680}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2022/23 |passengers={{increase}} 5,632}}
| footnotes = Passenger statistics from the [[Office of Rail and Road]]
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'''Cefn-y-bedd railway station''' serves the village of [[Cefn-y-bedd]] in [[Flintshire]], [[Wales]]. The station is {{convert|4|mi|km|0}} north of [[Wrexham Central railway station|Wrexham General]] on the [[Borderlands Line]].
'''Cefn-y-bedd railway station''' serves the village of [[Cefn-y-bedd]] in [[Flintshire]], [[Wales]]. The station is {{convert|4|mi|km|0}} north of [[Wrexham Central railway station|Wrexham Central]] on the [[Borderlands Line]]. It was opened in 1866 by the [[Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway]], which later became part of the [[Great Central Railway]] system.

==History==
The station used to have a 14-lever signal box to the north of the Bidston-bound platform, and a goods yard adjacent to the western side of the station.<ref name=MitchellVIII>{{harvnb|Mitchell|Smith|2013|loc=map VIII}}</ref><ref name=Mitchell20>{{harvnb|Mitchell|Smith|2013|loc=fig. 20}}</ref> The signal box was in use until 1945, and the goods yard closed on May 14, 1964.<ref name=Mitchell20 /><ref name=MitchellVIII /> The station became unstaffed in 1969, but the main building on the northbound side has survived and is now privately owned.<ref>[http://www.penmorfa.com/Wrexham/guide.html The Borderlands Line - The View from the Train] ''Penmorfa.com''; Retrieved 8 August 2017</ref> The brick shelter on the southbound side is one of only two still standing of that particular design (the other being at nearby {{rws|Caergwrle}}).

==Facilities==
The station is an unstaffed halt with basic amenities only (CIS screens, waiting shelters and timetable poster boards on each platform). Step-free access is available to both sides, though the platform ramps are steep and the only means of access to platform 2 is via a [[Level crossings in the United Kingdom#Barrow crossing|barrow crossing]] (which should be used with care).<ref>[http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/CYB/details.html Cefn-y-Bedd station facilities] ''National Rail Enquiries''</ref>


==Services==
==Services==
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The station sees an hourly service on weekdays (two-hourly in the evening and on bank holidays)<ref>{{NRtimes|May 2017|101}}</ref> southbound to Wrexham Central and northbound to [[Bidston railway station|Bidston]] for connections to Birkenhead and Liverpool via the [[Wirral Line]]s.


On Sundays there is a train every 90 minutes each way. Services for {{rws|Shrewsbury}} and beyond can be caught by changing at Wrexham General.
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The station sees an hourly service on weekdays (two-hourly in the evening and on bank holidays)<ref>GB National Rail Timetable 19 May - 7 December 2013, Table 101</ref> southbound to Wrexham Central and northbound to [[Bidston railway station|Bidston]] for connections to Liverpool via the [[Wirral Line]]s.


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Sundays there are six trains (one train approximately every 2.5 hours) each way.
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{{rail line|previous=[[Gwersyllt railway station|Gwersyllt]]|route=[[Transport for Wales Rail|Transport for Wales]]<br /><small>[[Borderlands Line]]</small>|next=[[Caergwrle railway station|Caergwrle]] |col={{KAW colour}} }}
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==Gallery==

<gallery class=center>
Image:Cefn-y-bedd railway station (18).JPG|The Bidston-bound platform.
Image:Arriva Trains Wales Class 150, 150284, Cefn-y-bedd railway station (geograph 4025253).jpg|An Arriva Trains Wales [[British Rail Class 150|Class 150]] arrives with a service to Wrexham.
Image:EWS Class 66, 66100, Cefn-y-bedd railway station (geograph 4025152).jpg|An [[DB Schenker Rail (UK)|EWS]] [[British Rail Class 66|Class 66]] passes through the station with a freight service.
Image:Cefn-y-Bedd station geograph-3103541-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg|[[British Rail Class 37|Class 37]]s at the station in 1986.
</gallery>


==References==
==References==
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===Sources===
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*{{Butt-Stations}}
*{{cite book|title=Wrexham to New Brighton|first1=Vic|last1=Mitchell|first2=Keith|last2=Smith|publisher=Middleton Press|location=West Sussex|year=2013|isbn=9781908174475|oclc=859543196}}


==External links==
==External links==
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{{commons category-inline|Cefn-y-bedd railway station}}
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{{Flintshire railway stations}}
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{{rail line|previous=[[Gwersyllt railway station|Gwersyllt]]|route=[[Arriva Trains Wales]]<br><small>[[Borderlands Line]]</small>|next=[[Caergwrle railway station|Caergwrle]] |col={{ArrivaWales colour}} }}
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[[Category:Railway stations in Flintshire]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Flintshire]]
[[Category:Former Great Central Railway stations]]
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[[Category:Railway stations served by Arriva Trains Wales]]
[[Category:DfT Category F2 stations]]
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[[Category:Former Great Central Railway stations]]
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Latest revision as of 11:13, 14 May 2024

Cefn-y-Bedd
National Rail
General information
LocationCefn-y-Bedd, Flintshire
Wales
Coordinates53°05′56″N 3°01′52″W / 53.099°N 3.031°W / 53.099; -3.031
Grid referenceSJ310562
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeCYB
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened1 May 1866[1]
Original companyWrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Central Railway
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 7,108
2019/20Decrease 6,954
2020/21Decrease 1,410
2021/22Increase 3,680
2022/23Increase 5,632
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Cefn-y-bedd railway station serves the village of Cefn-y-bedd in Flintshire, Wales. The station is 4 miles (6 km) north of Wrexham Central on the Borderlands Line. It was opened in 1866 by the Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway, which later became part of the Great Central Railway system.

History

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The station used to have a 14-lever signal box to the north of the Bidston-bound platform, and a goods yard adjacent to the western side of the station.[2][3] The signal box was in use until 1945, and the goods yard closed on May 14, 1964.[3][2] The station became unstaffed in 1969, but the main building on the northbound side has survived and is now privately owned.[4] The brick shelter on the southbound side is one of only two still standing of that particular design (the other being at nearby Caergwrle).

Facilities

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The station is an unstaffed halt with basic amenities only (CIS screens, waiting shelters and timetable poster boards on each platform). Step-free access is available to both sides, though the platform ramps are steep and the only means of access to platform 2 is via a barrow crossing (which should be used with care).[5]

Services

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The station sees an hourly service on weekdays (two-hourly in the evening and on bank holidays)[6] southbound to Wrexham Central and northbound to Bidston for connections to Birkenhead and Liverpool via the Wirral Lines.

On Sundays there is a train every 90 minutes each way. Services for Shrewsbury and beyond can be caught by changing at Wrexham General.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Gwersyllt   Transport for Wales
Borderlands Line 		  Caergwrle
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  • The Bidston-bound platform.
    The Bidston-bound platform.
  • An Arriva Trains Wales Class 150 arrives with a service to Wrexham.
    An Arriva Trains Wales Class 150 arrives with a service to Wrexham.
  • An EWS Class 66 passes through the station with a freight service.
    An EWS Class 66 passes through the station with a freight service.
  • Class 37s at the station in 1986.
    Class 37s at the station in 1986.

References

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  1. ^ Butt 1995, p. 56.
  2. ^ a b Mitchell & Smith 2013, map VIII
  3. ^ a b Mitchell & Smith 2013, fig. 20
  4. ^ The Borderlands Line - The View from the Train Penmorfa.com; Retrieved 8 August 2017
  5. ^ Cefn-y-Bedd station facilities National Rail Enquiries
  6. ^ Table 101 National Rail timetable, May 2017

Sources

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  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013). Wrexham to New Brighton. West Sussex: Middleton Press. ISBN 9781908174475. OCLC 859543196.
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