Flint_railway_station
Flint railway station
Railway station in Flintshire, Wales
Flint railway station (Welsh: Y Fflint) serves the town of Flint in Flintshire, North Wales. It is located on the North Wales Coast Line and is managed by Transport for Wales, who provide most of the passenger trains that call here. There are certain Avanti West Coast services that serve the station.
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| General information | |
| Location | Flint, Flintshire Wales |
| Coordinates | 53.250°N 3.133°W / 53.250; -3.133 |
| Grid reference | SJ245731 |
| Managed by | Transport for Wales |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | FLN |
| Classification | DfT category E |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 |  0.273 million |
| 2019/20 |  0.264 million |
| 2020/21 | 60,392 |
| 2021/22 | 0.188 million |
| 2022/23 | 0.234 million |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Feature | Flint Railway Station |
| Designated | 18 July 1990 |
| Reference no. | 581[1] |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
In July 2008, Flint station was voted "Best in UK".[2]
The station is staffed through the day, with the ticket office inside the main building on platform 2. A self-service ticket machine is provided for use and for collecting advance purchase tickets. A waiting room is provided on the eastbound side (platform 1), with digital information screens, timetable posters and help points on both platforms. A stepped footbridge connects the two platforms, but step-free access to both sides is provided via a public footpath passing beneath the railway.[3]
Mondays to Saturdays, the station is served by two main routes, both of which run hourly:[4]
- Manchester Piccadilly to Llandudno (some run through to/from Manchester Airport)
- Birmingham International or Cardiff Central (alternate hours) to Holyhead.
On weekdays, Avanti West Coast operate four trains towards Holyhead a day from the station, and five trains towards Crewe, of which four continue to London Euston. On Saturdays, there are 3 Avanti West Coast services towards Crewe and London Euston - as well as 5 towards Holyhead.
On Sundays, there is an hourly service in each direction from mid-morning - eastbound to Crewe and westbound to Holyhead, with two through trains to Manchester and one to Cardiff. There are three trains per day each way between Crewe and Holyhead, one of which continues to London Euston.
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shotton | Transport for Wales North Wales Coast Line |
Prestatyn | ||
| Chester | Transport for Wales Premier Service |
Rhyl | ||
| Chester | Avanti West Coast West Coast Main Line-Holyhead-Bangor–London Euston |
Prestatyn | ||
- Cadw. "Flint Railway Station (581)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- Williams, Brendon (23 July 2008). "Verdict on UK's best rail station". BBC News Online. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- Flint station facilities National Rail Enquiries; retrieved 13 January 2017
- GB eNRT December 2019 Edition, Table 81
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2011). Chester to Rhyl. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 44-48. ISBN 9781906008932. OCLC 795178960.
- Train times and station information for Flint railway station from National Rail