Shifnal railway station

Shifnal
Location
Place	Shifnal
Local authority	Shropshire Council
Grid reference	SJ749076
Operations
Station code	SFN
Managed by	London Midland
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2010/11	104,222
2011/12	121,998
2012/13	121,628
2013/14	133,230
2014/15	131,214
History
Key dates	Opened 1849
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Shifnal from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Shifnal railway station is a station on the former Great Western Railway's London (Paddington) to Birkenhead via Birmingham (Snow Hill) line. The station is managed by London Midland, who provide the majority of services that call here (it is also served by Arriva Trains Wales, primarily on Sundays)

The station (opened in 1849) is located on a viaduct/causeway high above the town itself. It is on the Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton Line. When Shifnal was controlled by semaphore signalling it boasted a three storey signal box.

Services

There is a basic hourly off-peak service in each direction (Mon-Sat), westbound to Shrewsbury and eastbound to Wolverhampton & Birmingham New Street run by London Midland. Additional trains call at peak periods. Arriva Trains Wales run a single late night service each way (Mon-Sat) and also provide a two-hourly Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury service each way on Sundays (some trains run through to Chester and Birmingham International), as no London Midland services operate on the route.^[1]

References

1. GB eNRT May 2016 Edition, Table 74 (Network Rail)

External links

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

Coordinates: 52°39′58″N 2°22′19″W / 52.666°N 2.372°W