Bucknell railway station

Bucknell
Location
Place Bucknell
Local authority Shropshire Council
Operations
Station code BUK
Managed by Arriva Trains Wales
Number of platforms 1
Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 * 5,358
2005/06 * 5,480
2006/07 * 5,878
2007/08 * 6,206
2008/09 * 3,482
2009/10 * 3,798
History
Opened 1861 (1861)
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bucknell from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.
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Bucknell railway station serves the village of Bucknell in Shropshire, England 28¼ miles (45.5km) south west of Shrewsbury.

This railway station is located at street level, adjacent to the level crossing and parallel with Weston Road near the centre of the village. All trains serving the station are operated by Arriva Trains Wales.

The station has two platforms, although currently only the one adjacent to the original station building (now a private house) is operational, the other track having been lifted.

The station and line was constructed by the Knighton Railway and opened in 1861. Further construction and route openings in 1865 & 1868 subsequently put the station on a through route between Shrewsbury and Swansea.

Contents

Services

There are four passenger trains a day in each direction, running between Shrewsbury and Swansea, from Monday to Saturday, and two services on Sundays.

The station is a request stop for trains running from Shrewsbury to Swansea and those wishing to alight or board the train here must alert the driver/conductor of the train. Passenger trains running from Swansea to Shrewsbury however do stop here automatically, as the train has to stop before the un-gated level crossing.

Bus service

A local bus service (the Arriva 738/740) runs by the station, which travels between Ludlow and Knighton and calls at the nearby villages of Bedstone, Clungunford and Leintwardine.

See also

External links

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Knighton   Arriva Trains Wales
Heart of Wales Line
  Hopton Heath