Shifnal railway station
Shifnal railway station is a station on the former Great Western Railway's London Paddington to Birkenhead via Birmingham Snow Hill line. The station is managed by West Midlands Trains, who provide the majority of services that call here (it is also served by Transport for Wales, primarily on Sundays).
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Location | |
Place | Shifnal |
Local authority | Shropshire |
Grid reference | SJ749076 |
Operations | |
Station code | SFN |
Managed by | West Midlands Trains |
Number of platforms | 2 |
DfT category | F2 |
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
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History | |
Key dates | Opened 1849 |
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Shifnal from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. |
The station (opened in 1849) is located on a viaduct/causeway high above the village itself. It is on the Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton Line. When Shifnal was controlled by semaphore signalling it boasted a three-storey signal box. The building by the entrance at street level is not in railway use and there are no permanent buildings left at platform level.[1]
Facilities
The station is unstaffed, but does have a ticket machine. Waiting shelters are provided on both platforms and service running information is given via CIS displays, timetable poster boards and customer help points on each side. Level access is possible from the car park on the Birmingham-bound platform (1) only - the main entrance on Market Place is below platform level and is only accessible via a staircase, whilst the footbridge between the two platforms also has steps.[2]
Services
There is a basic two trains per hour off-peak service in each direction (Mon-Sat), westbound to Shrewsbury and eastbound to Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street run by West Midlands Railway. One train is a limited stop which calls at Codsall, Shifnal, Telford and Wellington. the other service calls at all stations between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury. Additional trains also call at peak periods. Sunday services are hourly calling at all stations.[3][4]
References
- Main entrance to Shifnal station Jaggery, Geograph.org.uk; Retrieved 3 August 2017
- Shifnal station facilities National Rail Enquiries
- "'Major' rail changes in timetable overhaul". BBC News. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- O'Brien, Lisa (13 March 2019). "New timetable includes later rail services between Shropshire and West Midlands". The Shropshire Star. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2009). Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury. Middleton Press. figs. 75-78. ISBN 9781906008444. OCLC 286385795.
External links
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- Train times and station information for Shifnal railway station from National Rail
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Following station | ||
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Cosford | Transport for Wales Birmingham - Chester |
Telford Central | ||
Cosford | West Midlands Railway Wolverhampton/Birmingham-Shrewsbury Mondays-Saturdays only |
Telford Central |