Trevor railway station was formerly a station on the

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in north-east

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. The line was double track between

Ruabon Ruabon ( cy, Rhiwabon ) is a village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. The name comes from ''Rhiw Fabon'', ''rhiw'' being the Welsh word for "slope" or "hillside" and ''Fabon'' being a mutation from St Mabon, the original church ...

and

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and there was a signal box at Trevor. According to the ''

Official Handbook of Stations The ''Official Handbook of Stations'' was a large book (, 494 pages) listing all the passenger and goods stations, as well as private sidings, on the railways of Great Britain and Ireland. It was published in 1956 by the British Transport Commiss ...

'' the station handled both goods and passenger traffic in 1956 and the goods yard was equipped with a 3-ton crane.1956, ''

'', British Transport Commission There were also private sidings from the neighbourbood of the station to the firebrick works in the middle of the village (via a level crossing), and to the Cefn Mawr Monsanto works. The latter also connected to the Pontcysyllte Branch, and via the Rhos Branch eventually rejoined the main line on the outskirts of Wrexham.

Neighbouring stations

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Trevor station on navigable 1952 O. S. map
Beeching closures in Wales Disused railway stations in Wrexham County Borough Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1862 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1965 1862 establishments in Wales Former Great Western Railway stations 1965 disestablishments in Wales {{Wales-railstation-stub