Wynnville Halt railway station

Wynnville Halt
General information
Location	Ruabon, Wrexham Wales
Coordinates	52.9932°N 3.0381°W / 52.9932; -3.0381
Grid reference	SJ303445
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1 Feb 1934	Station opens
12 Sep 1960	Closed[1]

Wynnville Halt was a small railway halt located on the Shrewsbury to Chester Line less than a mile north of Ruabon station in Wales. It was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1934, to serve the newly built Wynnville housing estate, as part of its programme of opening halts to combat emerging competition from bus services.[2]

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Ruabon		Great Western Railway Shrewsbury to Chester Line		Johnstown and Hafod

References

1. Clinker, C.R., (1978) Clinker’s Register of Closed Stations, Avon Anglia ISBN 0-905466-19-5
2. Clinker, C.R., (1979) GWR Register of Halts & Platforms, Avon Anglia ISBN 0-905466-29-2

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Shrewsbury to Chester. Middleton Press. fig. 65. ISBN 9781906008703. OCLC 495274299.

External links

• Wynnville Halt on navigable 1946 O.S. map
• Disused Stations: Wynnville Halt