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Location notes
Wrexham is a fairly large town on the English-Welsh border south of Chester. The station is located on the Chester to Shrewsbury line and also has a platform on the Wrexham Central to Bidston route.
Railway type and traffic
There is an approximately hourly service between Chester and Shrewsbury, usually provided by class 158 units, though class 175s are starting to appear. The Bidston trains are usually class 153s.
There is some freight, principally consisting of Timber trains heading from the Chester direction to Chirk, Steel trains from Shotten on the Bidston line to South Wales, and the occasional freight service from Warrington to Shotton. these trains run round in the loop to the south of the station.
There is some freight, principally consisting of Timber trains heading from the Chester direction to Chirk, Steel trains from Shotten on the Bidston line to South Wales, and the occasional freight service from Warrington to Shotton. these trains run round in the loop to the south of the station.
Environment
The station is busy when a train is due but quiet outside these times. The road bridge is busy with traffic as the station is located close to the Town Centre. Do not wear a Chester Football Kit here!
Road directions
Wrexham is just off the A483 which links Chester in the north to the A5 at Chirk. The station is located just off the A541 on the western side of the Town Centre.
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Wrexham General Station map co-ordinates
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Wrexham General Station map co-ordinates
Parking
There is a station car park.
Public transport
There is about an hourly train service from Chester and Shrewsbury and an hourly service from Liverpool, changing at Bidston. There are frequent bus services from Chester, Llangollen and Oswestry.
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Amenities
The town centre is a five minute walk away. There is a Wetherspoons pub just as you enter the centre.
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Wrexham General Station
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Wrexham General Station
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Photographic notes
The road bridge outside the station gives the best vantage point for trains entering from the south, also giving a view of the station buildings. As the line runs roughly north-south, the best location is probably at the end of the platforms, especially in the afternoon for south-bound trains. The Bidston to Wrexham Central line runs from a separate platform on the west side of the station.
General views - All photographs © Mark Bearton unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking south
Fig 2 - Looking north
Fig 3 - Looking north - Photo © Marcus Dawson
From the platform end of a southbound working
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This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
