Station Name: HOPE HIGH LEVEL

 

[Source: Paul Wright]


Date opened: 18.11.1867
Location: In the middle of farmland no road connection
Company on opening: Wrexham, Mold and Connah's Quay Railway
Date closed to passengers: 1.9.1958
Date closed completely: 1.9.1958
Company on closing: British Railways (London Midland Region)
Present state: Platforms still extant.
County: Flintshire
OS Grid Ref: SJ296616
Date of visit: 1.5.2005

Notes: Situated on the line between Wrexham and Shotton, which was later extended to Bidston, Hope Exchange became known as Hope Exchange High Level. It was built to provide an interchange with the LNWR Chester to Denbigh line with which it was linked by a footpath to Hope Exchange Low Level . It had no road connection being located in the middle of a field.

On 7.11.1953 the station was renamed as Hope High Level. The station was never particularly busy and was situated less than half a mile from Penyffordd station which did have road connects. Penyffordd remains open today but Hope High Level closed to passengers on 1.9.1958. Its platforms can easily be seen from Penyffordd Station.

Click on the station name for other closed stations on the Bidston - Wrexham Central line. Storeton, Burton Point, Sealand Rifle Range Halt, Birkenhead Junction Golf Club Platform, Hope High Level & Wrexham Central

 

Looking north at Hope High Level Station in May 2005
P
hoto by Paul Wright

This 1947 map still identifies the station as Hope Exchange, the name was changed in 1953

Looking north from Hope High Level Station in May 2005
P
hoto by Paul Wright



 

 

 

[Source: Paul Wright]


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