Wellington (Shropshire) railway station

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Wellington (Shropshire)
View of the station facing eastbound towards Shrewsbury.
Location
Place Wellington, Shropshire
Local authority Telford and Wrekin
Operations
Managed by London Midland
Platforms in use 3
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2004/05 * 0.330 million
2005/06 * 0.354 million
History
Key dates Opened 1849
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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Wellington (Shropshire) from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Wellington railway station serves the town of Wellington, Shropshire, England. It is situated on the Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton Line. Trains are operated by London Midland (who manage the station) and Arriva Trains Wales. The station currently has three platforms: two through platforms and one bay platform.

[edit] History

The station was built at the junction of the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway with the Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company's line from Stafford. It was opened on 1 June 1849.

The town of Wellington was designated as part of the new town of Telford in the 1960s. As Telford did not have its own railway station at first, Wellington station was renamed "Wellington-Telford West" to indicate that it now served the new town. After Telford Central station opened in 1986, Wellington eventually reverted to its original name, although this did not happen for a number of years.

[edit] Services

Wellington is currently served by two trains an hour between Birmingham New Street and Shrewsbury, one operated by London Midland and the other by Arriva Trains Wales. The latter trains continue alternately to Aberystwyth and Chester. There is also London Midland hourly service between Wellington and Walsall, which calls at all stations. However, this service is now greatly reduced, travellers must change at Wolverhampton on most journeys.

Wellington is also a stop on Wrexham & Shropshire's service between Wrexham General and London Marylebone, which started on 28th April 2008.

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  Preceding station     National Rail     Following station  
Oakengates   London Midland
Wolverhampton-Shrewsbury		   Shrewsbury
Telford Central   Arriva Trains Wales
Cambrian Line		   Shrewsbury
  Wrexham & Shropshire
London - Wrexham