The station and goods yard had a 56-lever signal box, which was used until 19 August 1973. The present station In 1998, a large shopping centre was to be built on the entire area, and the station was moved west by . The local rail users group tried to prevent this, but failed. They did however get a large station building constructed, compared to the prefabricated open concrete shelter it replaced, and the new station was opened on 23 November 1998. The line today sees Class 150 Sprinters with Class 153 Sprinters occasionally substituting. The line used to see Pacer 142 units, but these were stopped due to their ride quality on jointed track. One of the conditions the Rail Users group gave on the relocation was that if needed, space be left for future doubling of the track and a second platform, which was complied with. There are possibilities that Wrexham Central may become electrified, as part of electrification of the entire Borderlands line. Network Rail mentioned this as a possible future development for the route in its 2007 Business Plan for the area, but further progress is dependent on a favourable business case being put forward and funding secured. The station is unstaffed, however a self-service ticket machine is available on the platform, alongside a public payphone and self-help point in the waiting room. A PA system is installed, but is currently not in use. The station adjoins a pay-and-display car park within the Island Green shopping centre, however three free spaces are provided for railway passengers. At privatisation, the station became managed by North Western Trains, later known as First North Western. A review in 2003 led to the station being briefly operated by Wales & Borders, before Arriva Trains Wales from late 2003, and Transport for Wales from 2018. Services The station has an hourly service to Shotton and Bidston on Monday to Saturday daytimes, dropping to two-hourly in the evenings and on Sundays and bank holidays. From December 2021, it was expected the service would improve to two trains per hour using Class 230 fully refurbished metro trains with battery assistance (hybrid). Alighting at Bidston allows for connections to the Merseyrail Wirral line, with westbound services to West Kirby and eastbound services to Liverpool via Birkenhead, both quarter-hourly during the day and half-hourly during the evenings and early mornings. References Sources Further reading External links