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creasing rail traffic needed newer and more efficient facilities so the station was rebuilt to a standardised gwr french pavilion design including ornate crestings on the roof towers the station design was unique in that it used stonework from the original building instead of standard red brick it survived the beeching cuts of the 1960s as a through route for steel produced in shotton and wood for the chirk mdf factory on 24 april 1997 a wagon on an empty coal train derailed at a nearby level crossing the train carried on for a mile into wrexham general where the wagons scraped up the platform damaging it and the station canopy 2 that prompted a massive refurbishing including new canopies a jetwash of the blackened sandstone buildings and platform retiling along all main platforms the out of use bay platform saw no improvements and retained its 1970s lighting until 2008 when it was refurbished by the welsh assembly the suffix general was used by the gwr and later the western region of british railways to differentiate their main stations from others in the area which belonged to other companies following the beeching axe wrexham general remains the only general station on the national rail network and other general stations including shrewsbury general and chester general which were simply renamed shrewsbury and chester respectively lost the suffix or like cardiff general the last station to lose the general suffix were re dubbed as central stations because of the continued presence of two stations serving wrexham the other being titled wrexham central the general suffix was retained 3 until 1967 wrexham general was served by gwr latterly br western region express services between london paddington and birkenhead woodside which were withdrawn upon the electrification of the west coast main line wrexham exchange edit wrexham exchange station building wrexham exchange which is now platform 4 of wrexham general was originally a separate railway station opened in may 1866 for the wrexham mold and connah s quay railway wmcqr by the time that wmcqr had been bought by the great central railway the line was a through station connecting to the cambrian railways wrexham central railway station the station changed hands again in 1921 during the grouping to the london and north eastern railway as one of their few stations in wales wrexham exchange was named as such from 18 june 1951 with wrexham general applying to all platforms from 1 june 1981 4 one of the two platforms was put out of use to passengers from august 1973 5 and was converted to a car park for wrexham shropshire staff in 2008 since the demise of that service the platform area has been out of regular use services edit wrexham general benefits from inter city services towards holyhead liverpool lime street birmingham international via birmingham new street cardiff central london euston and a sundays only service to manchester piccadilly the station is also situated on the borderlands line providing local services towards deeside and merseyside for connections to liverpool central transport for wales edit main weekday services edit a transport for wales class 158 going to holyhead borderlands line wrexham central to bidston mostly operated by class 197 and class 230 diesel multiple units cardiff holyhead cardiff central to holyhead via newport hereford shrewsbury chester llandudno junction and bangor with some southbound services continuing to llanelli via port talbot neath and swansea mostly operated by class 197 diesel multiple units birmingham holyhead birmingham international to holyhead via wolverhampton telford central and shrewsbury mostly operated by class 158 diesel multiple units wrexham general chester shuttle service which complements the longer distance holyhead services to provide a half hourly service to chester premier service cardiff central to holyhead newport shrewsbury chester llandudno junction and bangor one service in each direction on weekdays this service commenced in early may 2011 using class 175 dmus and now runs as a diesel locomotive push pull service class 67 mark 4 driving van trailer and mark 4 coach sets are employed on this route other services edit birmingham warrington birmingham international to warrington bank quay via chester and runcorn east one evening service on weekdays northbound only operated by a variety of diesel multiple units shrewsbury to wrexham general these services operate in early morning late evening to allow for passengers from shrewsbury gobowen chirk and ruabon to access avanti west coast services from wrexham to london euston via chester wrexham liverpool via chester and runcorn using the halton curve avanti west coast edit avanti west coast currently operate only one daily weekday service which departs at 07 00 to london euston calling at chester crewe and stafford this service is operated by class 805 evero units the service to chester is attached at the rear end of the train splitting up at chester and vice versa normal service pattern edit transport for wales borderlands line 6 3tp2h to bidston via shotton platform 4 except for the first morning train each day which uses platform 3 3tp2h to wrexham central platform 4 transport for wales north south services via the shrewsbury to chester line 7 1tph to holyhead via chester platform 2 1tph to shrewsbury via ruabon chirk and gobowen platform 1 of which 1tp2h continues to cardiff central with some extending to maesteg or carmarthen 1tp2h continues to birmingham international via birmingham new street peak services to liverpool lime street via chester and runcorn 1tpd premier service to cardiff central platform 1 1tpd premier service to holyhead platform 2 avanti west coast mon fri only 1tpd to london euston chester platform 2 evenings and sundays edit in the evenings and sundays there is a slightly different pattern of service all services are operated by transport for wales 2tp3h to bidston 2tp3h to wrexham central 1tph to shrewsbury with 1tp2h extending to wolverhampton and birmingham and 2tpd to hereford and south wales 1tph to chester with 1tp2h extending to warrington bank quay or manchester piccadilly and a small number to holyhead preceding station national rail following station terminus avanti west coast wrexham general to london euston chester transport for wales wrexham general to chester liverpool lime street shrewsbury transport for wales welsh marches line transport for wales premier service transport for wales cardiff central holyhead ruabon transport for wales birmingham holyhead via chester transport for wales shrewsbury to wrexham general line terminus wrexham central transport for wales borderlands line gwersyllt historical railways rhos great western railway shrewsbury to chester line rhosrobin halt plas power wmr line and station closed great western railway wrexham and minera railway terminus gatewen halt line and station closed facilities and further passenger information edit self service ticket machines are available ticket hall with counters for ticket purchase and information points is available all platforms have monitors showing the next three trains to depart or terminate are in use all platforms have announcements there is a taxi rank at this station regular buses call at this station there is a large pay and display car park at this station there are three entrances exits to the station one via the main ticket hall another on platform one near the overpass the third is located on mold road connecting to platform 4 disabled access to whole station lifts to all platforms via main over pass all regular north and south bound long distance trains have at seat or buffet car catering waiting rooms are located on the island platforms this station is covered by a roof regular btp security checks are carried out throughout this station layout edit a layout map of wrexham general wrexham general comprises four operational platforms with two disused bay platforms at the southern end of platform 1 these were used for trains to barmouth via the ruabon barmouth line until the 1960s platforms 1 and 2 are on the main chester to shrewsbury line platform 3 being on an island platform opposite 2 and platform 4 until the mid 1980s a separate former great central railway station named wrexham exchange was on the ex ellesmere to bidston line now the wrexham to bidston borderlands line platform 5 once opposite and on the same route as platform 4 became disused when the line was singled however in 2008 it has been re surfaced and is now a private parking space platform 1 can accommodate a 10 car train 8 and is used for long distance southbound intercity passenger services to shrewsbury and onwards to birmingham international via telford central or cardiff central operated by transport for wales and for services terminating at wrexham from chester and london euston due to signalling constraints trains cannot depart to the north platform 2 can accommodate a 10 car train 8 and is used for regular northbound passenger inter city and regional services to chester and services onwards to the north wales coast line to holyhead and for services to manchester piccadilly via chester and runcorn operated by transport for wales inter city services to london euston via chester and crewe are also provided on this platform by avanti west coast due to signalling constraints trains cannot depart to the south platform 3 can accommodate a 7 car train 8 and was used for regular passenger services to london marylebone via shrewsbury telford central and tame bridge operated by wrexham shropshire this platform is now used by a small number of borderlands line passenger services usually the first northbound and last southbound train each day for services terminating at wrexham from shrewsbury and for freight services changing between the shrewsbury chester line and the borderlands line this platform is signalled bidirectionally so trains can depart either south towards shrewsbury or north towards bidston although no services from shrewsbury currently depart on the borderlands line and vice versa in practice this platform is used for trains terminating from either direction platform 4 is located outside the main station canopy and is used for regular branch line passenger services northbound to bidston and to wrexham central in the opposite direction operated by transport for wales this platform is signalled bidirectionally so trains can depart either south towards wrexham central or north towards bidston recent developments edit the station is currently undergoing a renaissance as a number of new services have been introduced since 2005 the station has been a stop of the two hourly cardiff to holyhead transport for wales service introduced by previous franchise operator arriva trains wales which occasionally extends to llanelli the two hourly birmingham service has also been extended to birmingham international and holyhead in april 2008 ieuan wyn jones am the deputy first minister for wales opened a new wrexham network rail depot it consisted of the refurbishment of two terminal bay platforms to the south of the station for overnight stabling of trains and the construction of a crew depot the development was opened to coincide with the start of services from wrexham general to london by wrexham shropshire who utilised the depot until services to london marylebone stopped in january 2011 from february 2009 a cafe has opened on the station in formerly empty office space in june 2011 construction began on the increased access for disabled people to platform four the existing footbridge between platforms three and four was removed in preparation for the construction of a new footbridge which includes a lift on platform four this obviates the use of the road bridge for disabled access to platform four the new bridge has been built to modern standards but in a style sympathising with the rest of the station design the footbridge was installed in a record 12 hours and a timelapse video was shot of the event on 20 march 2012 it was announced that sections of the north to south wales line would be upgraded along the wrexham section of the line to a total of 46 million worth of improvements these include redoubling the wrexham chester section and upgrading sections of the line to allow for 90 mph running throughout this will allow for an increase in traffic between wrexham and chester including further london services and a possibility of regular services to new destinations one report has suggested extending the hourly first transpennine express hull manchester piccadilly service to wrexham via chester which would provide a direct service to manchester leeds and hull other suggestions include extending the current hourly chester crewe shuttle service south to wrexham and north to manchester via manchester airport 9 although the engineering work completed in april 2017 no new developments are anticipated until late 2017 at the earliest 10 transport for wales have confirmed plans to introduce peak time services to and from liverpool lime street via chester and runcorn along the halton curve 11 12 from may 2019 13 14 gallery edit platform 1 the footbridge viewed from platform 2 platform 3 platform 4 serves the borderlands line oswestry gwersyllt plas power wrexham on the railway clearing house map references edit cadw wrexham general station entrance building 1855 national historic assets of wales retrieved 28 october 2021 eight wagon night smash at wrexham station rail magazine no 304 emap apex publications 7 20 may 1997 p 6 issn 0953 4563 oclc 49953699 notes and news western s last general railway magazine vol 120 no 879 london ipc transport press ltd july 1974 p 361 issn 0033 8923 mitchell smith 2013 map v mitchell smith 2013 fig 10 table 101 national rail timetable december 2018 gb enrt december 2018 ed tables 75 131 1 2 3 yonge john march 2005 1990 jacobs gerald ed railway track diagrams 4 midlands north west 2nd ed bradford on avon trackmaps map 22d isbn 0 9549866 0 1 46m rail improvement scheme for wrexham lines north wales daily post 20 march 2012 retrieved 5 january 2015 williams kelly 5 april 2017 wrexham to chester railway line upgrade finally complete after major delays chancellor announces 10 4m to redevelop halton curve rail line runcorn widnes weekly news 3 july 2014 archived from the original on 14 july 2014 retrieved 3 july 2014 halton curve to be reinstated with 10 4m upgrade chester chronicle 3 july 2014 new chester liverpool rail service cheshire live 21 september 2018 retrieved 23 september 2018 rail industry confirms new summer 2019 timetable 7 march 2019 archived from the original on 28 march 2019 retrieved 11 march 2019 sources edit mitchell vic smith keith 2013 wrexham to new brighton west sussex middleton press isbn 9781908174475 oclc 859543196 further reading edit hendry r preston hendry r powell 1992 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