page_title: Dyserth branch line
section_title: Remains
hierarchical_section_title: Dyserth branch line / Remains
caption_attribution_description: English: Railway Bridge facing Dyserth
context_page_description: Dyserth branch line was a short standard-gauge mineral railway between the northern end of the Clwydian Range at Dyserth and the North Wales Coast Line at Prestatyn. The line, which was opened by the London and North Western Railway in 1869, was built to carry quarried stone and coal. The rise of tourism led to the introduction of a passenger service in 1905. Basic halts were introduced along the line. However, competition from road transport led the passenger service being withdrawn in 1930. With the eventual demise of all the mineral industries around Dyserth the entire line was closed in September 1973.
context_section_description: Much of the trackbed is now used as a footpath, which retains many historical railway points of interest. There are two pieces of track at Chapel Street, the Woodland Park Bridge, Meliden Goods Shed and Loading Gauge, and an original crane from the Dyserth Railway at the end of the walk.
caption: Opposite direction
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