Whitehurst Halt railway station
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Whitehurst Halt was a small railway station located on the Shrewsbury to Chester Line
about a mile and a half north of Chirk
in Wales, immediately on the north side of the 46-yard Whitehurst Tunnel. It was opened by the Great Western Railway
as Llangollen Road Halt and the name was changed on 1 May 1906.
Shrewsbury to Chester Line
The Shrewsbury to Chester Line, also known as the Severn–Dee Line , was built in 1846 as the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway...
about a mile and a half north of Chirk
Chirk
Chirk is a small town and local government community, the lowest tier of local government, part of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It has a population of over 4,000....
in Wales, immediately on the north side of the 46-yard Whitehurst Tunnel. It was opened by the Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
as Llangollen Road Halt and the name was changed on 1 May 1906.