Albrighton railway station

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.

Albrighton
LocationAlbrighton, Shropshire Council
England
Grid referenceSJ818045
Managed byWest Midlands Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeALB
ClassificationDfT category F2
Key dates
12 November 1849Opened
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

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

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.[2][3] 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. [4]

See also

References
  1. Shropshire Star Albrighton rail station on track to get new lease of life (20 April 2013)
  2. "'Major' rail changes in timetable overhaul". BBC News. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  3. O'Brien, Lisa (13 March 2019). "New timetable includes later rail services between Shropshire and West Midlands". The Shropshire Star. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  4. https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/travel-information/whats-new/new-trains
  • Butt, R. V. J. (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.
  • 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.
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Codsall   Transport for Wales
Birmingham - Chester		   Cosford
Codsall   West Midlands Railway
Wolverhampton/Birmingham - Shrewsbury
Mondays-Saturdays only		   Cosford


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