Albrighton railway station

Albrighton
General information
Location	Albrighton, Shropshire Council England
Grid reference	SJ818045
Managed by	West Midlands Railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	ALB
Classification	DfT category F2
Key dates
12 November 1849	Opened
Passengers
2015/16	95,322
2016/17	99,380
2017/18	98,972
2018/19	0.102 million
2019/20	99,316
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The station approach seen in 1999

Albrighton railway station, on the former Great Western Railway's London Paddington to Birkenhead via Birmingham Snow Hill line, serves the large village of Albrighton in Shropshire, England. The former up goods yard is now occupied by a small estate of low rise offices.

Passenger numbers using the station have increased dramatically in the last 10 years, with Albrighton being a popular "dormitory village" for commuters to the West Midlands conurbation.

History

Opened by the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway, it became part of the Great Western Railway, staying there during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.

When Sectorisation was introduced, the station was served by Regional Railways.

Refurbishment

The station is currently undergoing a refurbishment, at a cost of £1.5 million, which commenced in spring 2012. The project is supported by the local civic society and will see the listed buildings and structures restored.

Services

Albrighton is typically served Monday to Sunday by one train per hour in each direction between Birmingham New Street and Shrewsbury via Wolverhampton, with some extra trains at peak times on weekdays. These services are operated by West Midlands Trains under the 'West Midlands Railway' brand using British Rail Class 170 Diesel Multiple Units, which will be replaced by British Rail Class 196 DMUs in 2021.

See also

• Listed buildings in Albrighton, Bridgnorth

References

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
• Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
• Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
• Station on navigable O.S. map

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2009). Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury. Middleton Press. figs. 66-70. ISBN 9781906008444. OCLC 286385795.

External links

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

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