Telford Central railway station

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Telford Central
National Rail
Telford Central railway station 1.jpg
LocationTelford, Telford and Wrekin
England
Grid referenceSJ702093
Managed byWest Midlands Trains
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeTFC
ClassificationDfT category C2
History
Opened12 May 1986[1]
Passengers
2016/17Increase 1.207 million
2017/18Increase 1.211 million
2018/19Decrease 1.198 million
2019/20Decrease 1.191 million
2020/21Decrease 0.205 million
 Interchange 1,304
Location
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Telford Central railway station serves the town of Telford, Shropshire, England. It is located on the Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury Line 15+1⁄2 miles (24.9 km) north west of Wolverhampton and is operated by West Midlands Trains. It is situated close to the Telford Shopping Centre, the main commercial district of the town.

History[]

Telford was designated as a new town in the 1960s and, until the 1980s, was served by two stations which predated its foundation: Oakengates and Wellington railway stations. Wellington was at one stage renamed "Wellington-Telford West" to indicate that it was located in the new town. (Until 1985, the line through the designated area also had a 'halt station' called New Hadley Halt, between Oakengates and Wellington.)

The situation changed in May 1986, when Telford Central opened. The new station was equipped with full-length platforms to accommodate inter-city trains. The development included a large car park, which took advantage of its location next to the M54 motorway to provide a park and ride facility. The £700,000[a] cost was jointly funded by British Rail, the Telford Development Corporation and Shropshire County Council.

The station and car park were built on the former Hollinswood sidings that served the Lilleshall Company and local industry.[2]

Facilities[]

The station is staffed all week, with the ticket office open Monday - Saturday 06:00 - 19:00 and Sunday 10:00 - 17:00. A ticket machine is provided in the booking hall for use outside these times and for the collection of pre-paid tickets. Until Summer 2020, A coffee kiosk and photo booth were located in the main building on platform 1 (for Wolverhampton and Birmingham), Although these were removed and replaced with a set of vending machines. Toilet facilities are also provided on Platform 1, whilst platform 2 (Shrewsbury and beyond) has bench seating, a ticket machine and a waiting shelter only. CIS displays, automatic announcements and timetable posters provide train running information on both platforms. Step-free access is available to both platforms (via lifts and ramps accessed via the footbridge or public roads).[3]

Services[]

As of July 2019, the Monday-Saturday off-peak service comprised three trains per hour in each direction. One, operated by Transport for Wales, runs between Birmingham International and Shrewsbury, with alternate trains continuing to Aberystwyth & Pwllheli or Holyhead via Chester. The other trains are West Midlands Railway services between Shrewsbury and Birmingham New Street, with one calling at all stations between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton and the other a limited stop semi-fast express. Sunday services consist of an hourly fast service (Chester or Aberystwyth to Birmingham International) operated by Transport for Wales and an hourly stopping service (Shrewsbury to Birmingham), operated by West Midlands Trains. There is also a daily service to London Euston and Shrewsbury operated by Avanti West Coast.[4][5][6][7]

Although the station was built to accommodate inter-city trains to/from London Euston, British Rail services ceased in the early 1990s and Virgin Trains West Coast withdrew a short-lived, (trial) daily service between Shrewsbury and London in 2000. A new company, Wrexham & Shropshire, reintroduced express services (to London Marylebone) on 28 April 2008; these were withdrawn on 28 January 2011. In December 2014, Virgin Trains re-introduced two daily services to and from London Euston.[8][9]

Passenger numbers using the station annually exceeded the 1 million mark for the first time in the 2011-12 financial year.

Notes[]

  1. ^ about £2 million today.

References[]

  1. ^ Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2009). Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury. Midhurst: Middleton Press. p. 84. ISBN 978-1-906008-44-4.
  2. ^ Clarke, Neil (2015). Railways of East Shropshire. Stroud: Amberley Publishing. p. 31. ISBN 978-1-4456-4022-8.
  3. ^ "Telford Footbridge replacement". 22 August 2019.
  4. ^ "'Major' rail changes in timetable overhaul". BBC News. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  5. ^ O'Brien, Lisa (13 March 2019). "New timetable includes later rail services between Shropshire and West Midlands". The Shropshire Star. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  6. ^ GB eNRT May 2019 Edition, Table 74 (Network Rail)
  7. ^ "Avanti West Coast 12 September - 11 December 2021 Timetable" (PDF). Avanti West Coast.
  8. ^ Blackpool and Shrewsbury direct rail services to London approved BBC News 22 September 2014
  9. ^ Table 66 National Rail timetable, May 2017

External links[]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Shifnal   West Midlands Railway
Wolverhampton/Birmingham-Shrewsbury 		  Oakengates
  Transport for Wales
Wolverhampton-Shrewsbury
Sundays only 		 
Shifnal   Transport for Wales
Birmingham-Chester 		  Oakengates
Wolverhampton   Transport for Wales
Cambrian Line 		  Wellington
Wolverhampton   Transport for Wales
Birmingham - Holyhead 		  Wellington
Wolverhampton   Avanti West Coast
London-Shrewsbury 		  Wellington

Coordinates: 52°40′52″N 2°26′28″W / 52.681°N 2.441°W / 52.681; -2.441

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