Chirk with its famous Castle and Aqueduct is the gateway to the beautiful, secret Ceiriog Valley with its pretty villages.
From the station at Chirk Rail Rambles are available and some bus services connect with the trains. Call 01978 266166 for details.
This award winning rural station is adopted by the Friends of Chirk Station, a community group who work with the Chester-Shrewsbury Rail Partnership. They have carried out many improvements at the station (see News and Events page). Their latest project was fundraising for a CCTV system.
The station is only a few minutes walk from the centre of Chirk and the canal, aqueduct and caravan park are all close by. Chirk Castle is a 1.5km walk through some beautiful countryside and rail travellers can obtain 2 for 1 admission on production of a valid rail ticket.
Trains leave here for Wrexham, Chester, Holyhead and for Shrewsbury, Birmingham and Cardiff.
This is an unstaffed station but passenger information is relayed via a PA system. There is a free car park and the station is monitored by a CCTV system which was recently installed.
Telephone numbers of local taxis can be found on the information boards at the station
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