Flint railway station

Flint
Welsh: Y Fflint
The station building, on platform 2
Location
Place	Flint
Local authority	Flintshire
Coordinates	53°15′00″N 3°07′59″W / 53.250°N 3.133°WCoordinates: 53°15′00″N 3°07′59″W / 53.250°N 3.133°W
Grid reference	SJ245731
Operations
Station code	FLN
Managed by	Arriva Trains Wales
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	0.159 million
2005/06	0.170 million
2006/07	0.195 million
2007/08	0.219 million
2008/09	0.226 million
2009/10	0.234 million
2010/11	0.260 million
2011/12	0.279 million
2012/13	0.271 million
2013/14	0.264 million
2014/15	0.266 million
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Flint from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
UK Railways portal

Flint railway station (Welsh: Y Fflint) serves the town of Flint in Flintshire, North Wales. It located on the North Wales Coast Line and is managed by Arriva Trains Wales, who provide most of the passenger trains that call here. There are certain Virgin Trains (West Coast) services that serve the station.

In July 2008, Flint station was voted "Best in UK".^[1]

Services

Mondays to Saturdays, the station is served by two main routes, both of which run hourly:^[2]

• Manchester Piccadilly to Llandudno (some run through to/from Manchester Airport)
• Birmingham International or Cardiff Central (alternate hours) to Holyhead.

There are certain Virgin Trains (West Coast) services between Holyhead/Bangor and London Euston. Also one weekday service between Birmingham New Street and Crewe-Bangor/Holyhead.

On Sundays, there is an hourly service in each direction from mid-morning - eastbound to Crewe and westbound to Holyhead and two through trains to London.

Gallery

• 
  A plaque on the main station building
• 
  The station building on platform 1
• 
  An Arriva Trains Wales Class 158 waits at the station
• 
  The Footplate sculpture near the entrance

References

1. Williams, Brendon (23 July 2008). "Verdict on UK's best rail station". BBC News Online. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
2. GB eNRT May 2016 Edition, Table 81

External links

• Train times and station information for Flint railway station from National Rail