Notes: Denbigh Station was opened by the Vale of Clwyd Railway as part of its Rhyl to Denbigh line which opened to a temporary terminus at Denbigh on 22nd October 1858. The line ran south to a connection to the Chester and Holyhead Railway, to the west of Rhyl. An extension of the line from a point just to the south of the Chester to Holyhead Railway,

The Vale of Clywd Railway located their headquarters at Denbigh Station which was provided with a handsome stone built building which even had its own spire. Shortly after Denbigh Station opened the Denbigh, Ruthin and Corwen Railway began to build a line from Denbigh Station to Corwen. This new line, which made Denbigh a through station opened in its

Denbigh Station only ever had one through platform although this was well able to cope with the general traffic levels on the lines that served the station. The station was also provided with a bay platform at its northern end which catered for Rhyl Services. Train services operated from Denbigh to Rhyl, Denbigh to Corwen and Chester to Denbigh. Some of the later

services continued through to Ruthin and a few services ran from Rhyl to Corwen. Services remained much the same throughout after the lines became part of the LMS in 1923. Denbigh was provided with extensive goods facilities at its northern end and it even had its own locomotive sheds.

The first shed opened on west side of station in 1864 by the Vale of Clwyd Railway, worked by LNWR and closed in 1870. It was replaced by a two road building sited north of the station; re-roofed in LMS 'louvre' style 1947/8 and closed 19th September 1955. It is still extant and in use as a plant-hire depot.

Shortly after nationalisation passenger services went into decline. The first casualty was the Corwen service which ended on the 31st January 1953. To compensate most Chester services were extended to run through to Ruthin which was still well used by passengers. The service along the Vale of Clwyd line to Rhyl was cut on the 19th September 1955. This left

However British Railways obviously thought that Denbigh had a future because in 1957 they invested heavily in the railway infrastructure at Denbigh. A new signalbox was opened which replaced two older boxes. The line from Denbigh to Mold was singled as far as Bodfari and as a result the lines out of the station to the north were altered so that they became two

The final service between Chester, Denbigh and Corwen ended on the 28th April 1962 and Denbigh station closed. The Mold line as far as Rhydymwyn was closed and lifted shortly afterwards. This left only the line from Rhyl to Ruthin which closed on the 1st March 1965 after which Denbigh disappeared from the Railway map for good.  Today very little remains

Further reading: Vale of Clwyd Railway: Rhyl to Denbigh Railway by Stephen Goodall.(1992)
ISBN 0 9520 1650 8

To see other stations on the Rhyl - Denbigh line click on the station name: Rhyl STILL OPEN, Foryd Pier, Foryd, Rhuddlan & St. Asaph, Trefnant

To see the other stations on the Chester - Denbigh line click on the station name: Saltney Ferry, Broughton & Bretton, Kinnerton,
Hope & Pen-y-ffordd, Hope Low Level, Padeswood & Buckley, Llong, Mold, Rhydymwyn, Star Crossing, Nannerch, Caerwys & Bodfari

To see stations on the Denbigh - Corwen line click on the station name: Denbigh, Llanrhaiadr, Rhewl, Ruthin, Eyarth, Nantclwyd, Derwen,
Gwyddelwern & Corwen