Chester to Denbigh Railway - Star Crossing Station Traditional Cache
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Chester to Denbigh Railway - Star Crossing Station
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1 of 15 caches hidden along the route of the old Chester to Denbigh Railway.
Star Crossing was opened by the Mold & Denbigh Junction Railway in 1914 as part of its line linking Mold to Denbigh. The line had opened on 12.9.1869 and from the outset services were operated by the LNWR who by this time owned the Chester to Mold line which had an end on connection to the Mold & Denbigh Junction line at Mold. The line retained its independence until the Railways Act of 1921 when it became part of the LMS. The station closed as an economy measure during WW1 on 1.1.1917 reopening on 1.7.1919.
The station was located to the east of a level crossing and it had very basic facilities. Only the Chester platform had a waiting shelter and tickets had to be purchased from the Stationmaster's house which was at the west end of the Denbigh Platform.
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 Ruthin service which usually consisted of only two coaches.
Despite being in a remote location Star Crossing survived until the end of passenger services on the line 28.4.1962. Remarkably for such a small station much still survives including the stationmaster's house, which is in use as a private residence, the east end of both platforms and the Chester platform waiting shelter. Only the stationmaster's house can be seen from the public highway though. One of the old gates which were shut over the crossing when trains were due is still in existance albeit in a un useable condition
Although Star Crossing was never officially known as a 'halt' it is shown as a 'halt' on some Ordnance Survey maps.
The Mold and Denbigh Junction Railway company was incorporated on the 6 August 1861 to build a 15.75-mile (25.35 km) link railway between the Mold Railway and the Vale of Clwyd Railway. The line opened on 12 September 1869 and was worked by the London and North Western Railway (LNWR), although it remained independent. Under the 1922 Railway grouping, the line became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS); and on nationalisation became part of British Rail.
The line was closed to passengers on 30 April 1962 not, as many believe, under the Beeching Axe, which was to come later. Goods traffic prevailed for two decades following the cessation of passenger services, serving the nearby Synthite Chemical works; though the line was very much reduced at this stage, terminating at the Synthite works and forming a junction with the network at Penyffordd, where once it had continued through Broughton and on to Saltney Junction. Mold station survived until 1983 (though occupied by a builders merchant), when the Synthite works transferred from rail to road haulage, and the line was subsequently lifted, having now lost its last remaining usage. Mold station was demolished shortly after and was redeveloped as a supermarket.
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