Broome railway station

Broome railway station is a railway station (now more akin to a halt) that serves the villages of Broome and Aston on Clun, in Shropshire, England. It is situated on the Heart of Wales Line 22 3⁄4 miles (36.6 km) south west of Shrewsbury. All trains that serve the station are operated by Transport for Wales.

Broome
LocationBroome, Shropshire Council
England
Coordinates52.423°N 2.885°W / 52.423; -2.885
Grid referenceSO399809
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeBME
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened1861
Passengers
2015/16 1,564
2016/17 782
2017/18 1,150
2018/19 1,118
2019/20 1,040
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History
The station in 1963; the passenger platforms to the left and the small goods yard (now a light industrial estate) to the right.

Originally opened as "Broom and Aston".[1] Broome station was built by the Knighton Railway company on their branch line between Craven Arms and Knighton,[2] opening with the line in 1861. In 1895 a wind engine was erected at the station for the London and North Western Railway by John Wallis Titt.

The line was double track and the station had two platforms until the 1960s,[3] but the line has been singled and the station now has a single platform. The station buildings have since been demolished and replaced with a bus shelter structure.

Facilities

The station has no permanent buildings aside from a single timber waiting shelter, though it does have a CIS display and a timetable poster board. However, it has no public telephone or customer help point. Step-free access is provided via a steep gravel ramp and steel gate from the entrance and car park, which has been proven to be unsuitable for wheelchair users.[4]

Services

There are four trains a day in each direction from Monday to Saturday (plus an extra northbound service to Shrewsbury for commuters on Mondays to Fridays), and two services on Sundays.[5] This is a request stop, whereby passengers have to signal to the driver to board or alight from the train.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Hopton Heath   Transport for Wales
Heart of Wales Line		   Craven Arms

See also

References
  1. Vision of BritainArchived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Clunbury
  2. Body, p.48
  3. Broome Railway Station (1963) www.time-capsules.co.uk photo archive; Retrieved 26 July 2017
  4. Broome - Least Used Station In Shropshire - Geoff Marshall - Youtube
  5. Table 129 National Rail timetable, December 2018
  • Body, G. (1983), PSL Field Guides - Railways of the Western Region, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Wellingborough, ISBN 0-85059-546-0

Further reading
  • Organ, John (2008). Mitchell, Vic (ed.). Craven Arms to Llandeilo. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 12-15. ISBN 9781906008352. OCLC 648080889.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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