The Anonymous Widower

Changing For Chester At Shotton Station – 6th June 2025

From Wrexham Central station, I took the Borderlands Line to Shotton, where I changed to a train for Chester.

This Google Map shows the station.

Note.

1. The station logo in the top-right corner of the map indicates the low-level station on the North Wales Coast Line.
2. The second logo at the bootom of the map indicates the high-level station on the Borderlands line.
3. It was quite a long walk between the two pairs of platforms.
4. There were no lifts or facilities.

The Wikipedia entry for Shotton station gives this summary of future plans.

In March 2015 Network Rail published the draft version of their Welsh Route Study. It contained a proposal to build a new interchange station that would replace the existing High and Low Level stations, allowing for greater connectivity between the North Wales Coast Main Line and the Borderlands Line. The document recommended a transport planning study to establish the cost, feasibility and benefits of the proposed scheme.

In £2.1bn North Wales Rail Overhaul Plans Unveiled, match funding for step-free access at Shotton station is mentioned.

It certainly is a station in need of improvement. Especially, where step-free access is concerned.

It also needs a few more trains, as I waited an hour.

June 7, 2025 - Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | Borderlands Line, Class 230 Train, Network North Wales, North Wales Coast Line, Shotton Station, Step-Free, Wrexham Central Station