Albrighton railway station
Albrighton | |
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General information | |
Location | Shropshire Council |
Managed by | West Midlands Railway |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | ALB |
Key dates | |
12 November 1849 | Opened |
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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.[1]
Services
West Midlands Trains operates an hourly service (with peak extras) in each direction from Birmingham New Street to Shrewsbury, Monday to Sunday.[2][3]
See also
References
- ^ Shropshire Star Albrighton rail station on track to get new lease of life (20 April 2013)
- ^ "'Major' rail changes in timetable overhaul". BBC News. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ O'Brien, Lisa (13 March 2019). "New timetable includes later rail services between Shropshire and West Midlands". The Shropshire Star. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- 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
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- Train times and station information for Albrighton railway station from National Rail
Preceding station | ![]() |
Following station | ||
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Codsall | Transport for Wales Birmingham - Chester |
Cosford | ||
Codsall | West Midlands Railway Wolverhampton/Birmingham - Shrewsbury Mondays-Saturdays only |
Cosford |
52°38′16″N 2°16′06″W / 52.63778°N 2.2683°W
- Railway stations in Shropshire
- Former Great Western Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1849
- Railway stations served by West Midlands Trains
- Railway stations served by Transport for Wales Rail
- 1849 establishments in England
- Shropshire building and structure stubs
- West Midlands (region) railway station stubs