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.
Location | Broome, Shropshire Council England |
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Coordinates | 52.423°N 2.885°W |
Grid reference | SO399809 |
Managed by | Transport for Wales |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Station code | BME |
Classification | DfT category F2 |
History | |
Opened | 1861 |
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
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 | ||
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Hopton Heath | Transport for Wales Heart of Wales Line |
Craven Arms |
See also
References
- Vision of BritainArchived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Clunbury
- Body, p.48
- Broome Railway Station (1963) www.time-capsules.co.uk photo archive; Retrieved 26 July 2017
- Broome - Least Used Station In Shropshire - Geoff Marshall - Youtube
- 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
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Broome railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Broome railway station from National Rail
- Broome - Least Used Station In Shropshire, 2018 YouTube video about the station and its services