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 Transport for Wales, who provide most of the passenger trains that call here. There are certain Avanti West Coast services that serve the station.

Flint Welsh: Y Fflint
General information
Location	Flint, Flintshire Wales
Coordinates	53.250°N 3.133°W / 53.250; -3.133
Grid reference	SJ245731
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	FLN
Classification	DfT category E
Passengers
2016/17	0.261 million
2017/18	0.258 million
2018/19	0.273 million
2019/20	0.264 million
2020/21	60,392
Listed Building – Grade II
Feature	Flint Railway Station
Designated	18 July 1990
Reference no.	581[1]
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

In July 2008, Flint station was voted "Best in UK".[2]

Facilities

The station is staffed through the day, with the ticket office inside the main building on platform 2. A self-service ticket machine is provided for use and for collecting advance purchase tickets. A waiting room is provided on the eastbound side (platform 1), with digital information screens, timetable posters and help points on both platforms. A stepped footbridge connects the two platforms, but step-free access to both sides is provided via a public footpath passing beneath the railway.[3]

Services

Mondays to Saturdays, the station is served by two main routes, both of which run hourly:[4]

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

On weekdays, Avanti West Coast operate five trains each way per day between Crewe and Holyhead, one of which runs only to Bangor. On Saturdays there is one train each way per day between London Euston and Holyhead, with two trains each way from Crewe to Holyhead, one of which continues to Birmingham New Street.

On Sundays, there is an hourly service in each direction from mid-morning - eastbound to Crewe and westbound to Holyhead, with two through trains to Manchester and one to Cardiff. There are three trains per day each way between Crewe and Holyhead, one of which continues to London Euston.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Shotton		Transport for Wales North Wales Coast Line		Prestatyn
Chester		Transport for Wales Premier Service		Rhyl
Chester		Avanti West Coast Holyhead/Bangor–London Euston		Prestatyn

References

Bibliography

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2011). Chester to Rhyl. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 44-48. ISBN 9781906008932. OCLC 795178960.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Flint railway station.

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