Flint railway station

This article is about the railway station in Wales. For the railway station in Flint, Michigan, United States, see Flint (Amtrak station).
Flint National Rail
Welsh: Y Fflint

The station building, on platform 2
Location
Place Flint
Local authority Flintshire
Coordinates 53°15′00″N 3°07′59″W / 53.250°N 3.133°W / 53.250; -3.133Coordinates: 53°15′00″N 3°07′59″W / 53.250°N 3.133°W / 53.250; -3.133
Grid reference SJ245731
Operations
Station code FLN
Managed by Arriva Trains Wales
Number of platforms 2
DfT category E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05  0.159 million
2005/06 Increase 0.170 million
2006/07 Increase 0.195 million
2007/08 Increase 0.219 million
2008/09 Increase 0.226 million
2009/10 Increase 0.234 million
2010/11 Increase 0.260 million
2011/12 Increase 0.279 million
2012/13 Decrease 0.271 million
2013/14 Decrease 0.264 million
2014/15 Increase 0.266 million
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Flint from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Flint railway station (Welsh: Y Fflint) serves the town of Flint in Flintshire, North Wales. It located on the North Wales Coast Line and is managed by Arriva Trains Wales, who provide most of the passenger trains that call here. There are certain Virgin Trains (West Coast) services that serve the station.

In July 2008, Flint station was voted "Best in UK".[1]

Services

Mondays to Saturdays, the station is served by two main routes, both of which run hourly:[2]

There are certain Virgin Trains (West Coast) services between Holyhead/Bangor and London Euston. Also one weekday service between Birmingham New Street and Crewe-Bangor/Holyhead.

On Sundays, there is an hourly service in each direction from mid-morning - eastbound to Crewe and westbound to Holyhead and two through trains to London.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Shotton   Arriva Trains Wales
North Wales Coast Line		   Prestatyn
Chester   Arriva Trains Wales
North-South "Premier" service		   Rhyl
Chester   Virgin Trains (West Coast)
WCML North Wales branch		   Prestatyn

References

  1. ↑ Williams, Brendon (23 July 2008). "Verdict on UK's best rail station". BBC News Online. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  2. ↑ GB eNRT May 2016 Edition, Table 81
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