Oakengates railway station

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Location
Oakengates
Place	Oakengates
Local authority	Telford and Wrekin
Operations
Managed by	Central Trains
Platforms in use
Annual entry/exit 04/05	10,158 **
History
Key dates	Opened 1849
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** based on sales of tickets in 2004/05 financial year which end or originate at Oakengates. Disclaimer (PDF)

Oakengates railway station serves the town of Oakengates, part of the new town of Telford, England. It lies on the Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton Line and has two platforms. About half of the passenger trains running along the line call at the station, the others pass straight through.

Between Oakengates and Telford Central is the Oakengates Tunnel.

[edit] Oakengates Tunnel

This was a tunnel which represented a major issue in the construction of the railway. It delayed the project by 3 years, between 1846 and 1849. Details of the difficulties are sketchy. It was originally built for broad gauge railways.

This tunnel is the longest on the Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton line and the longest of the three railway tunnels presently in use in Shropshire. It stretches for 471 yards.