Oakengates railway station

Oakengates
Location
Place	Oakengates
Local authority	Telford and Wrekin
Operations
Station code	OKN
Managed by	London Midland
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	10,158
2005/06 *	12,409
2006/07 *	16,085
2007/08 *	23,567
2008/09 *	32,576
2009/10 *	37,682
History
Opened 1849 (1849)
National Rail - UK railway stations
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Oakengates from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.

Oakengates railway station serves the town of Oakengates, part of the new town of Telford, England. It lies on the Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton Line and has two platforms. About half of the passenger trains running along the line call at the station, the others pass straight through.

Between Oakengates and Telford Central is the Oakengates Tunnel.

Oakengates Tunnel

This tunnel was a major problem in the construction of the railway. It delayed the project by 3 years, between 1846 and 1849. Details of the difficulties are sketchy. It was originally built for broad gauge railways.

This tunnel is the longest on the Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton line and the longest of the three railway tunnels presently in use in Shropshire. It stretches for 471 yards.

The tunnel passed under the summit level of the Shropshire Canal and was the scene of a disaster in 1855, when a breach from the canal into the tunnel occurred. The entire summit level emptied into the tunnel, causing flooding in the town, although there were no reports of any personal injury.

External links

• Train times and station information for Oakengates railway station from National Rail
• History of the Railway
• Locations from Steam Index

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Telford Central		Arriva Trains Wales Birmingham - Chester		Wellington
Telford Central		London Midland Wolverhampton-Shrewsbury Mondays-Saturdays only		Wellington