Holywell Branch Line
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The Holywell Branch Line was a mile-long London and North Western Railway–built single-track branch railway line in Flintshire, Wales, that ran from Holywell Junction (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) on the North Wales Coast Line to Holywell Town (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) via one intermediate station, St Winefride's Halt. HistoryOn 1 May 1848 Holywell Junction station opened as Holywell and until the early 20th century was the nearest station to the town of Holywell. In 1912 the London and North Western Railway constructed the branch line with a 1 in 27 gradient[1] from Holywell Junction to Holywell Town. The line passed to British Railways (Western Region) in 1948. Although the line was well used, it was closed to passengers in 1954 and to goods in 1957.[2] Holywell Junction closed to passengers in February 1966. ReferencesExternal links
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