Johnstown and Hafod railway station

53°00′26″N 3°02′05″W / 53.0072°N 3.0348°W / 53.0072; -3.0348Grid referenceSJ305460Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyGreat Western RailwayPre-groupingGreat Western RailwayPost-groupingGreat Western RailwayKey dates1896Station opens1 June 1955unstaffed12 Sept 1960station closes ^[1]

Johnstown & Hafod was a minor station on the Great Western Railway's London to Birkenhead main line. Although the station is gone the railway is still open today as part of the Shrewsbury to Chester Line. The station was situated on the extreme east side of Johnstown and served both there and the adjoining settlement of Rhosllannerchrugog (pron: Ross-thlanner-kri-gog) in Wales.

Historical services

Express trains did not call at Johnstown & Hafod and the station would only have been served by West Midlands & Shrewsbury to Wrexham & Chester local trains. There were once sidings serving Hafod brickworks and Hafod colliery.

Re-opening plan

According to the Scott Wilson Report compiled for the Chester to Shrewsbury Rail Partnership, Johnstown is one of the most promising sites on the line for the re-opening of the station. (The report can be downloaded from the Chester to Shrewsbury Rail Partnership website link below).

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Wynnville Halt		Great Western Railway Shrewsbury to Chester Line		Rhos

References

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Shrewsbury to Chester. Middleton Press. figs. 66-67. ISBN 9781906008703. OCLC 495274299.

External links

• Johnstown & Hafod station on navigable 1946 O.S. map
• Chester to Shrewsbury Rail Partnership