Dyserth branch line

[3] The line was constructed by the London and North Western Railway in 1869; it was built to carry quarried stone and coal.

[7][5] The branch, originally known as the Prestatyn and Cwm Line, opened to goods and mineral traffic on 1 September 1869.

[5][8] After a limestone quarry was opened east of Dyserth, construction began on earthworks for an extension of the line, but no track was ever laid.

[9] Apart from short level sections through Meliden and at Dyserth station, the line climbed southwards on a significant gradient, with the steepest stretch at 1 in 45.

[12] North Wales Coast Line Toward the end of the Victorian era, and in the Edwardian period, tourism developed rapidly, and Dyserth Castle[note 1] and the waterfalls at Cwm became important tourist destinations.

[7][5] There were two intermediate stations at first, with basic platform accommodation, but as residential development took place, additional halts were provided.

In 1974, after two special mineral trains were run to remove material at the quarry, the branch was closed completely and the track lifted shortly afterwards[7][19][20] Much of the trackbed is now used as a footpath, which retains many historical railway points of interest.

There are two pieces of track at Chapel Street, the Woodland Park Bridge, Meliden Goods Shed and Loading Gauge, and an original crane from the Dyserth Railway at the end of the walk.