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{{Short description|Railway station in Wrexham, Wales}}
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| name = Chirk
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{{Infobox station
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| other_name = {{lang-cy|Y Waun}}
| locale = [[Chirk]]
| name = Chirk
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| native_name = {{langx|cy|Y Waun}}
| image_name = From the footbridge, Chirk railway station (geograph 4024181).jpg
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| manager = [[Arriva Trains Wales]]
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| symbol = rail
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| original = [[Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Chester Junction Railway]]
| image = Chirk railway station & shelters, TfW. Wrexham County.jpg
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| pregroup = [[Great Western Railway]]
| borough = [[Wrexham (county borough)|Wrexham]]
| borough = [[Chirk]], [[Wrexham County Borough|Wrexham]]
| latitude = 52.933
| country = Wales
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| longitude = -3.066
| grid_name = [[Ordnance Survey National Grid|Grid reference]]
| platforms = 2
| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|SJ284378|25|SJ284378}}
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| code = CRK
| manager = [[Transport for Wales Rail|Transport for Wales]]
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| code = CRK
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| classification = [[United Kingdom railway station categories|DfT category]] F2
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| original = [[Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Chester Junction Railway]]
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| pregroup = [[Great Western Railway]]
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| years = 12 October 1848
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| years1 = 13 July 1964
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| events1 = Closed to goods
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| years2 = 1 March 1974
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| events2 = Unstaffed<ref>Clinker, C.R., (1978) ''Clinker’s Register of Closed Station,'' Avon Anglia {{ISBN|0-905466-19-5}}</ref>
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| years = 12 October 1848
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| events = Station opens<ref>{{Butt-Stations|page=60}}</ref>
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| years1 = 13 July 1964
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| events1 = Closed to goods
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| gridref = SJ284378
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'''Chirk railway station''' ({{lang-cy|gorsaf y Waun}}) serves the town of [[Chirk]] in the [[Wrexham (county borough)|county borough of Wrexham]], Wales. Chirk station is on the [[Shrewsbury to Chester Line]], which is part of the former [[Great Western Railway]] mainline route from [[London Paddington]] to [[Birkenhead Woodside]].
'''Chirk railway station''' ({{langx|cy|Y Waun}}) serves the town of [[Chirk]], [[Wrexham County Borough]], [[Wales]]. The station is on the [[Shrewsbury to Chester Line]] that is part of the former [[Great Western Railway]] mainline route from [[London Paddington]] to [[Birkenhead Woodside]]. The original 19th-century (grade 2 listed) Chirk / Y Waun station building was demolished in 1987, without consultation, by the local council.<ref>[https://www.plaskynastoncanalgroup.org/gwr/chirk-station/ Chirk Station] ''Plas Kynaston Canal Group''; Retrieved 13 June 2017</ref>
The original 19th-century (grade 2 listed) Chirk / Y Waun station building was demolished in 1987, without consultation, by the local council.


Chirk was also the eastern terminus and transfer point for the [[Glyn Valley Tramway]].
Chirk was also the eastern terminus and transfer point for the [[Glyn Valley Tramway]].
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The railway itself superseded the [[Llangollen Canal]], which runs parallel to the railway through Chirk, for the transportation of coal and other goods.
The railway itself superseded the [[Llangollen Canal]], which runs parallel to the railway through Chirk, for the transportation of coal and other goods.

== Facilities ==
The station is unstaffed (and has been since 1974) but has a ticket vending machine where passengers may buy or collect pre-booked tickets before boarding. Stone waiting shelters are provided on both platforms, along with a fully accessible ramped footbridge linking them – this was installed in 2015 as part of a £2 million Welsh Assembly-funded station improvement project.<ref>[https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/better-access-for-passengers-at-chirk-station-thanks-to-new-footbridge "Better access for passengers at Chirk station thanks to new footbridge"] ''Network Rail Media Centre'' article 20 November 2015; Retrieved 13 June 2017</ref> Train running information is provided via the CIS displays, automated announcements and timetable posters.<ref>[http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/CRK/details.html Chirk station facilities] ''National Rail Enquiries''</ref>


== Current services ==
== Current services ==


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;Passenger
Trains run on two routes operated by [[Arriva Trains Wales]]:
Trains run on two routes operated by [[Transport for Wales Rail|Transport for Wales]]:
*Hourly northbound service to [[Holyhead railway station|Holyhead]] via [[Wrexham General railway station|Wrexham General]] and [[Chester railway station|Chester]].
*Hourly northbound service to [[Holyhead railway station|Holyhead]] via [[Wrexham General railway station|Wrexham General]] and [[Chester railway station|Chester]].
*Hourly southbound service to [[Shrewsbury railway station|Shrewsbury]] then continuing alternately to give a two-hourly service to both [[Birmingham International railway station|Birmingham International]] and [[Cardiff Central railway station|Cardiff Central]] via {{rws|Hereford}}.
*Hourly southbound service to [[Shrewsbury railway station|Shrewsbury]] then continuing alternately to give a two-hourly service to both {{rws|Birmingham International}} via [[Birmingham New Street railway station|Birmingham New Street]] and [[Cardiff Central railway station|Cardiff Central]] via {{rws|Hereford}}.


Some early morning & late evening trains run only between Shrewsbury and either Wrexham General or Chester only, whilst there is a single late evening service northbound to [[Manchester Piccadilly]] on weekdays only. Sundays see a two-hourly service to Chester & Birmingham International with a limited number of services to Holyhead & Cardiff.<ref>GB eNRT May 2016 Edition, Table 75</ref>
Some early morning & late evening trains run only between Shrewsbury and either Wrexham General or Chester only, whilst there is a single late evening service northbound to [[Manchester Piccadilly railway station|Manchester Piccadilly]] on weekdays only. Sundays see a two-hourly service to Chester & Birmingham International with a limited number of services to Holyhead & Cardiff.<ref>GB eNRT December 2018 Edition, Table 75</ref>


;Freight
;Freight
To the north of Chirk station on the Up (southbound) side of the line is a private siding into the [[Kronospan]] chipboard factory. The siding receives a trainload of softwood from Kingmoor Yard, [[Cumbria]] five days a week (Monday to Friday), and additionally, between the months of April and October, up to three trains a week of softwood from [[Ribblehead]], [[North Yorkshire]]. Since 2007 these timber trains have been operated to the Chirk Kronospan factory by [[Colas Rail]] Ltd.
To the north of Chirk station on the Up (southbound) side of the line is a private siding into the [[Kronospan]] chipboard factory. The siding receives a trainload of softwood from Kingmoor Yard, [[Cumbria]] five days a week (Monday to Friday), and additionally, between the months of April and October, up to three trains a week of softwood from [[Ribblehead]], [[North Yorkshire]]. Since 2007 these timber trains have been operated to the Chirk Kronospan factory by [[Colas Rail]] Ltd.

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| previous = {{Stnlnk|Trehowell Halt}}
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| route = [[Great Western Railway]]<br /><small>[[Shrewsbury to Chester Line]]</small>
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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Image:Arriva Trains Wales Class 175, 175106, Chirk railway station (geograph 4024135).jpg|An Arriva Trains Wales [[British Rail Class 175|Class 175]] at platform 2
Image:Arriva Trains Wales Class 175, 175106, Chirk railway station (geograph 4024135).jpg|An Arriva Trains Wales [[British Rail Class 175|Class 175]] at platform 2
Image:Departing from Chirk railway station (geograph 4024100).jpg|An Arriva Trains Wales [[British Rail Class 158|Class 158]] leaves the station heading north, away from the camera, towards Ruabon. The Kronospan factory is to the right.
Image:Departing from Chirk railway station (geograph 4024100).jpg|An Arriva Trains Wales [[British Rail Class 158|Class 158]] leaves the station heading north, away from the camera, towards Ruabon. The Kronospan factory is to the right.
Image:Chirk stations "access for all" footbridge (geograph 4957404).jpg|Fully accessible ramped footbridge, installed in 2015
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== References ==
== References ==
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==Further reading==
*{{cite book|title=Shrewsbury to Chester|first1=Vic|last1=Mitchell|first2=Keith|last2=Smith|at=figs. 42–46|publisher=Middleton Press|year=2010|isbn=9781906008703|oclc=495274299}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
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* [http://www.npemap.org.uk/tiles/map.html#328,337,1 Chirk station on navigable 1946 O.S. map]
* [http://www.npemap.org.uk/tiles/map.html#328,337,1 Chirk station on navigable 1946 O.S. map]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gJlbMbQM5g Chirk Railway Station. YouTube video with narration.]

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{{Wrexham County Borough railway stations}}
{{Wrexham County Borough railway stations}}

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[[Category:Railway stations in Wrexham County Borough]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Wrexham County Borough]]
[[Category:DfT Category F2 stations]]
[[Category:Former Great Western Railway stations]]
[[Category:Former Great Western Railway stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1848]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1848]]
[[Category:Railway stations served by Arriva Trains Wales]]
[[Category:Railway stations served by Transport for Wales Rail]]
[[Category:Chirk]]

Latest revision as of 18:31, 19 December 2024

Chirk

Welsh: Y Waun
National Rail
General information
LocationChirk, Wrexham
Wales
Coordinates52°55′59″N 3°03′58″W / 52.933°N 3.066°W / 52.933; -3.066
Grid referenceSJ284378
Managed byTransport for Wales
Line(s)Shrewsbury–Chester
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeCRK
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyShrewsbury, Oswestry and Chester Junction Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
12 October 1848Station opens[1]
13 July 1964Closed to goods
1 March 1974Unstaffed[2]
Passengers
2019/20Increase 78,030
2020/21Decrease 14,788
2021/22Increase 57,766
2022/23Increase 73,002
2023/24Increase 83,562
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Chirk railway station (Welsh: Y Waun) serves the town of Chirk, Wrexham County Borough, Wales. The station is on the Shrewsbury to Chester Line that is part of the former Great Western Railway mainline route from London Paddington to Birkenhead Woodside. The original 19th-century (grade 2 listed) Chirk / Y Waun station building was demolished in 1987, without consultation, by the local council.[3]

Chirk was also the eastern terminus and transfer point for the Glyn Valley Tramway.

Historical services

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According to the Official Handbook of Stations the following classes of traffic were being handled at this station in 1956: G, P, F, L, H, C and there was a 15 cwt crane.[4] At one time there was also a private siding into the Cadbury's factory from where cocoa liquor was sent to the chocolate factory at Bournville.

The railway itself superseded the Llangollen Canal, which runs parallel to the railway through Chirk, for the transportation of coal and other goods.

Facilities

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The station is unstaffed (and has been since 1974) but has a ticket vending machine where passengers may buy or collect pre-booked tickets before boarding. Stone waiting shelters are provided on both platforms, along with a fully accessible ramped footbridge linking them – this was installed in 2015 as part of a £2 million Welsh Assembly-funded station improvement project.[5] Train running information is provided via the CIS displays, automated announcements and timetable posters.[6]

Current services

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Passenger

Trains run on two routes operated by Transport for Wales:

Some early morning & late evening trains run only between Shrewsbury and either Wrexham General or Chester only, whilst there is a single late evening service northbound to Manchester Piccadilly on weekdays only. Sundays see a two-hourly service to Chester & Birmingham International with a limited number of services to Holyhead & Cardiff.[7]

Freight

To the north of Chirk station on the Up (southbound) side of the line is a private siding into the Kronospan chipboard factory. The siding receives a trainload of softwood from Kingmoor Yard, Cumbria five days a week (Monday to Friday), and additionally, between the months of April and October, up to three trains a week of softwood from Ribblehead, North Yorkshire. Since 2007 these timber trains have been operated to the Chirk Kronospan factory by Colas Rail Ltd.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Gobowen   Transport for Wales
Shrewsbury to Chester Line 		  Ruabon
  Historical railways  
Trehowell Halt   Great Western Railway
Shrewsbury to Chester Line 		  Whitehurst Halt
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  • The Friends of Chirk Station maintain the flowerbeds.
    The Friends of Chirk Station maintain the flowerbeds.
  • An Arriva Trains Wales Class 175 at platform 2
    An Arriva Trains Wales Class 175 at platform 2
  • An Arriva Trains Wales Class 158 leaves the station heading north, away from the camera, towards Ruabon. The Kronospan factory is to the right.
    An Arriva Trains Wales Class 158 leaves the station heading north, away from the camera, towards Ruabon. The Kronospan factory is to the right.
  • Fully accessible ramped footbridge, installed in 2015
    Fully accessible ramped footbridge, installed in 2015

References

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  1. ^ 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. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  2. ^ Clinker, C.R., (1978) Clinker’s Register of Closed Station, Avon Anglia ISBN 0-905466-19-5
  3. ^ Chirk Station Plas Kynaston Canal Group; Retrieved 13 June 2017
  4. ^ 1956, Official Handbook of Stations, British Transport Commission
  5. ^ "Better access for passengers at Chirk station thanks to new footbridge" Network Rail Media Centre article 20 November 2015; Retrieved 13 June 2017
  6. ^ Chirk station facilities National Rail Enquiries
  7. ^ GB eNRT December 2018 Edition, Table 75

Further reading

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