Shifnal railway station is a railway station which serves the town of Shifnal in Shropshire, England. 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).
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Shifnal, Shropshire England | ||||
| Grid reference | SJ749076 | ||||
| Managed by | West Midlands Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | SFN | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1849 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 |  187,162 | ||||
| 2019/20 | 206,674 | ||||
| 2020/21 |  39,078 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 114,584 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 142,132 | ||||
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The station (opened in 1849) is located on a viaduct/causeway high above the village itself. It is on the Wolverhampton–Shrewsbury 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
editThe 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
editAs of June 2024[update] Shifnal is served by West Midlands Railway using Class 196 Diesel multiple units.[3][4]
The off-peak service pattern is as follows:
Mondays to Saturdays:
- 2 trains per hour (tph) northbound to Shrewsbury via Telford Central and Wellington, departing from Platform 2. 1 tph calls at Oakengates.
- 2 trains per hour (tph) southbound to Birmingham New Street via Wolverhampton
- Of which:
- 1 tph runs fast, calling additionally at Smethwick Galton Bridge only.
- 1 tph calls at all stations between Shifnal and Wolverhampton, then at Tame Bridge Parkway only.
- Of which:
Sundays:
- 1 tph northbound to Shrewsbury.
- 1 tph southbound to Birmingham New Street.
Services on Sundays call at all stations between Birmingham New Street and Shrewsbury.
Additionally, one Transport for Wales service calls per day after midnight, westbound only to Telford and Shrewsbury. An additional nighttime Transport for Wales service heading eastbound to Wolverhampton on Sundays only.[5][6]
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| West Midlands Railway | ||||
| Transport for Wales Birmingham – Wolverhampton – Chester Limited service | ||||
References
edit- ^ Main entrance to Shifnal station Jaggery, Geograph.org.uk; Retrieved 3 August 2017
- ^ Shifnal station facilities National Rail Enquiries
- ^ "Train times | Shrewsbury to Birmingham New Street | 2 June 2024 until 14 December 2024". West Midlands Railway.
- ^ "Class 196 Fleet". West Midlands Railway.
- ^ "Train timetables and schedules | Shifnal". West Midlands Railway.
- ^ "Train Times | 21 May - 9 September 2023 | Birmingham-Shrewsbury-Chester" (PDF). Transport for Wales Rail.
Further reading
edit- 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
52°39′58″N 2°22′19″W / 52.666°N 2.372°W
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