Shifnal railway station

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Shifnal
National Rail
Shifnal railway station, Shropshire (geograph 4175290).jpg
LocationShifnal, Shropshire
England
Grid referenceSJ749076
Managed byWest Midlands Trains
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeSFN
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened1849
Passengers
2016/17Increase 166,046
2017/18Increase 181,468
2018/19Increase 187,162
2019/20Increase 206,674
2020/21Decrease 39,078
Location
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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, primarily on Sundays).

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. This service is operated by Class 170s in 2 and 4 carriage configuration (previously also by 3 car sets however, all middle carriages from these trains have since been transferred to strengthen the CrossCountry class 170 fleet). One train is a limited stop which calls at Codsall, Shifnal, Telford Central 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[]

  1. ^ Main entrance to Shifnal station Jaggery, Geograph.org.uk; Retrieved 3 August 2017
  2. ^ Shifnal station facilities National Rail Enquiries
  3. ^ "'Major' rail changes in timetable overhaul". BBC News. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  4. ^ 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[]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Cosford   Transport for Wales
Birmingham - Chester 		  Telford Central
Cosford   West Midlands Railway
Wolverhampton/Birmingham-Shrewsbury
Mondays-Saturdays only 		  Telford Central

Coordinates: 52°39′58″N 2°22′19″W / 52.666°N 2.372°W / 52.666; -2.372


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