Notes: Hope & Pen-y-ffordd station opened in 1849 as part of the Mold Railway Companies double track line from Saltney near Chester to Mold. Upon opening it was known simply as Hope. The line was extended to Denbigh Junction on 12.9.1869 by the LNWR and it would become known as the Chester to Denbigh line. Pen-y-fford was added to the name on 16.1.1912

Although this line could never be described as a main line it did host regular passenger services between Corwen, Ruthin, Denbigh, Mold and Chester although by the early 1960's the only service to operate was the all stations Chester General to Denbigh and Ruthin service which usually consisted of only two coaches.

Freight services were withdrawn from Hope and Pen-y-ffordd from 5th September 1955. Hope & Pen-y-fford Station was situated in Pen-y-fford Village to the east of a level crossing over the original A550 (today there is a bypass). After closure the station building survived in use as a private dwelling which it remains to the present time. One interesting feature is the signal post complete with signals in the garden which can easily be seen from the road a;though probably not in its original position.

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