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Notes: Foryd Station originally opened on 5th October 1858 on the Denbigh line. On 20th April 1885 it was replaced by a new station at Kinmel Bay (still named Foryd) on the LNWR's Chester to Holyhead main line which had opened in 1848. Due to the construction of the railway the North Wales Coast became very popular with the populations of the Liverpool and |
Manchester conurbations as a holiday destination. Many campsites opened along the coast including at Kinmel Bay.
The line at Kinmel Bay had four tracks up slow and fast and down slow and fast. The station was only provided with two platforms which served the slow lines.
| The station closed as an economy measure during WW1 on the 2nd July 1917 and reopened on 1st July 1919. The station would have been provided with basic facilities and it is unlikely that it ever did much business outside of the holiday months. As a result the station closed on 5th of January 1931. It re-opened experimentally Kinmel Bay Halt for summer season |
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traffic, opening on 4th July 1938 and closing on 2nd September 1938. It opened again the following summer on 19th June 1939 but closed on 2nd September 1939 and there was no further passenger service although the station didn't officially close until 9th October 1948. Kinmel Bay Halt didn't appear in public timetables. Nothing survives of the station today but the line remains busy.
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Kinmel Camp and Foryd Pier - A military line ran from Kinmel Camp to Foryd Station joining from the east so a reversal was need for journeys to Rhyl. The line was opened on 7th August 1916. The line was later diverted to join the Denbigh line just before this joined the main line (see map); initially the link was along part of the line to the harbour requiring a double reversal. The new link opened on 14th June 1917 by GOC Western Command and trains were diverted over the new link from 2nd July 1917 with soldiers trains running to Rhyl and Foryd when it re-opened in 1919. Initially there were six daily trains to Rhyl and seven back for troops' recreation. The camp was dismantled in 1920. The line to Foryd Pier ran from the original Foryd Station, opening in August 1859 to connect with steamers to Liverpool. The station was resited nearer the river mouth on 1st October 1865. The untimetabled service wasn't regular and there is no record of when it ceased carrying passengers but it continued to carry freight until 6th April 1959..
For a full history of the Chester - Holyhead line see the North Wales Coast Railway web site
Further reading: The Chester & Holyhead Railway by Peter E. Baughan (1972) - Volume 1 & 2, Published by David & Charles ISBN 10-0715356178 and Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Vol. 11, North & Mid Wales by P.E. Baughan, published by David & Charles (1991) ISBN-10: 0946537593. Tickets from Michael Stewart
To see other stations on the Chester - Holyhead line click on the station name: Sandycroft, Queensferry, Connahs Quay, Bagillt, Holywell Junction, Mostyn, Talacre, Prestatyn (1st site), Prestatyn (2nd site and Dystrth branch platform), Llandulas, Llysfaen, Old Colwyn, Mochdre & Pabo, Llandudno Junction (1st site), Conway, Conway Marsh, Llanfairfechan, Aber, Menai Bridge, Britannia Bridge, Gaerwen & Valley |
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