Rail transport in Shropshire

The English county of Shropshire has a fairly large railway network, with 19 National Rail stations on various national lines; there are also a small number of heritage and freight lines, including the famous heritage Severn Valley Railway running along its eastern border with Worcestershire.

There are direct train services from Shrewsbury (and elsewhere in the county) to the cities of Manchester, Birmingham and Cardiff, as well as the port at Holyhead where regular ferries to Dublin depart.

There was a direct service to London Marylebone, provided by the open-access company Wrexham & Shropshire, which operated from 28 April 2008 to 28 January 2011 and used diesel locomotives.

Historically, after the closure of the 'Potts' Line in 1960, the former Shrewsbury Abbey Station became an Esso oil terminal.

The CHR have a second operating base at Oswestry railway station, with a small collection of locos and rolling stock.

Download coordinates as: There are four railway tunnels in use at present in Shropshire: A notable disused tunnel exists running beneath High Town of Bridgnorth, which once carried the railway from Bridgnorth station northwards towards the Ironbridge Gorge.

A DMU heads north towards Whitchurch and Cheshire on the Welsh Marches Line at Battlefield .
Severn Bridge Junction , the busiest in the county, south of Shrewsbury railway station.
A steam charter train heads through Church Stretton on the Welsh Marches Line , passing a regular DMU service.
The Shropshire-Worcestershire Severn Valley Railway, at Bridgnorth .
Wellington 's railway station, with its 3 remaining platforms.
The small rural station at Bucknell , which has a level crossing at one end.