Welshpool railway station

Welshpool
Welsh: Y Trallwng
Location
Place	Welshpool
Local authority	Powys
Operations
Station code	WLP
Managed by	Arriva Trains Wales
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	70,833
2005/06 *	72,660
2006/07 *	78,205
2007/08 *	90,100
2008/09 *	95,778
2009/10 *	101,404
History
c.1990	Closed and rebuilt on new site
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Welshpool from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.

Welshpool railway station (Welsh: Y Trallwng) is a railway station on the Cambrian Line, in Powys, mid-Wales. It serves the town of Welshpool.

History

G.J. Churchward designed GWR 4300 Class 2-6-0 No. 7309 exits the locomotive depot at Welshpool, 1957

Built by the Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway, it opened on 27 January 1862. Operated by the London and North Western Railway, the line was eventually absorbed by the Cambrian Railway. After grouping in 1923, it became part of the Great Western Railway.

Midland Counties Dairy bought and operated the creamery at Kirkewydd. A siding from the station gave access for milk trains to the creamery.

Present

Present Welshpool station

After some severe rataionalisation under the Beeching Axe in the 1960s, development of the A483 road meant a need to shift the railway line south. To enable this, in the 1990s the old station was closed, and a new single island platform constructed south of it, to allow realignment.

The modern station is reached by a large pedestrian bridge over the eastbound railway line and the A483. It has no facilities beyond a small shelter and benches. The old station can still be seen across the road, and has been converted into a mill shop and cafe.

The passing loop was later extended to 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to allow for an hourly train service, and to reduce the impact of delays on the line.

The station was used by HM Queen Elizabeth II when she came on an official visit to the town on 28 April 2010. She arrived and departed on the Royal Train.

External links

• Train times and station information for Welshpool railway station from National Rail

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Shrewsbury		Arriva Trains Wales Cambrian Line		Newtown