:Dyserth railway station

{{Short description|Railway station in Wales (1905–1964)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}

{{Use British English|date=July 2017}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Dyserth

| status = Disused

| image = Dyserth rail motor.jpg

| country = Wales

| coordinates = {{coord|53.30279|-3.406773|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}

| grid_name = Grid reference

| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|SJ063793|25|SJ063793}}

| platforms = 1{{sfn|Mitchell|Smith|2011|loc=Plate 116}}{{sfn|Holland|2015|p=175}}

| pregroup = LNWR

| postgroup = LMSR

| years = 28 August 1905{{cite web |url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/d/dyserth/index.shtml |title=The station and line |website=Disused Stations }}

| events = Opened

| years1 = 22 September 1930

| events1 = Closed to passengers{{sfn|Butt|1995|p=87}}{{sfn|Quick|2009|p=158}}

| years2 = 1951

| events2 = Station closed to parcel traffic and de-staffed{{sfn|Mitchell|Smith|2011|loc=Plate 116}}{{sfn|Thompson|1985|loc=Plate 33}}

| years3 = 4 May 1964

| events3 = Station closed completely

| years4 = 1973

| events4 = Line through station site closed

}}

{{Dyserth Branch Line|collapse=yes}}

Dyserth railway station served the village of Dyserth, Flintshire (now Denbighshire), Wales.{{sfn|Jowett|1989|loc=Map 56}} It was the southern terminus of the {{convert|2|mi|70|ch|km}}{{cite web |url=http://www.RailMapOnline.com/UKIEMap.php?lat=53.30275&lng=-3.40765 |title=The station and line |website=Rail Map Online }}{{cite web |url=http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=14&lat=53.3044&lon=-3.4110&layers=172&b=1 |title=The line and closed station on old OS maps with modern overlays |website=National Library of Scotland }}{{cite web |url=http://www.npemap.org.uk/tiles/map.html#305,380,1 |title=The whole line and closed stations on 1940s OS maps |website=npe Maps }}{{cite web |url=http://www.railwaycodes.org.uk/elrs/_mileages/p/pcm.shtm |title=The station and line |website=Railway Codes }} Dyserth branch, most of which is now a public footpath. At its peak Dyserth had passengers in the thousands. In 1930 the line and station closed for passengers in the face of road competition. At one point fourteen trains a day had shuttled along the line. Although the station has long been demolished, a crane from the station has been installed at the end of the walk as a feature of historical interest, as have two pieces of track at Chapel Street.

The branch line to Dyserth was opened by the LNWR in 1869, initially for mineral traffic only. A passenger service was instituted in 1905 but lasted only until 1930, when it was withdrawn by the LMS. Despite being closed the station site was host to two LMS caravans from 1934 to 1939.{{sfn|McRae|1997|p=22}} The line remained open to serve a quarry at Dyserth until complete closure in 1973.{{cite web|url=http://www.visitprestatyn.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=76&Itemid=89|title=Prestatyn-Dyserth Railway Line History|website=Visit Prestatyn }}

File:Crane from Dyserth Railway Station.jpg

{{Disused Rail Start}}

{{Rail line

|previous=

|next={{rws|Allt-y-Graig}}
Line and station closed

|route=London and North Western Railway
Dyserth Branch Line

|col={{LNWR colour}} }}

{{rail end}}