Albrighton railway station is a railway station which serves the village of Albrighton in Shropshire, England. The former up goods yard is now occupied by a small estate of low rise offices.
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| Location | Albrighton, Shropshire England | ||||
| Grid reference | SJ818045 | ||||
| Managed by | West Midlands Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | ALB | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
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| 12 November 1849 | Opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  99,316 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 16,886 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  56,078 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 69,556 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 91,340 | ||||
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History
editOpened 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
editThe 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
editAlbrighton 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 196 DMUs.[2][3] One Transport for Wales service calls per day after midnight, westbound only to Telford and Shrewsbury. Sunday services are hourly calling at all stations, with an additional nighttime Transport for Wales service heading eastbound to Wolverhampton on Sundays only.[4][5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Shropshire Star Albrighton rail station on track to get new lease of life (20 April 2013)
- ^ "Class 196 Fleet | West Midlands Railway".
- ^ "New British Train Fleets to enter service Two Years Late". 9 November 2021.
- ^ "Train timetables and schedules | Albrighton". West Midlands Railway.
- ^ "Train Times | 21 May - 9 September 2023 | Birmingham-Shrewsbury-Chester" (PDF). Transport for Wales Rail.
- 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
edit- 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
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Following station | ||
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| Codsall | West Midlands Railway Birmingham - Wolverhampton - Shrewsbury |
Cosford | ||
| Transport for Wales Birmingham - Chester |
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52°38′18″N 2°16′08″W / 52.63823°N 2.26900°W
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