Ludlow railway station

Ludlow railway station serves the town of Ludlow in Shropshire, England, on the Welsh Marches Line from Manchester Piccadilly to Cardiff Central. Trains are operated by Arriva Trains Wales.

Opened on 21 April 1852 on the first section of the Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway, trains travelling to or from the south of the station pass through the short Ludlow Tunnel. The station is 44 km (27½ miles) south of Shrewsbury railway station.

The station is served by one to two trains per hour in each direction on Mondays to Saturdays, and eight to nine trains each way on Sundays. Connections are available at Crewe and Manchester for Scotland and the north of England, at Shrewsbury for Aberystwyth, Pwllheli, Birmingham and the Midlands, at Newport for London and the south of England, and at Cardiff Central for South Wales. There are also direct services to and from such towns and cities as Swansea, Carmarthen, Milford Haven, and Holyhead.

The two-platform station is located within 0.5 km of the town centre, on Station Drive. Facilities include a staffed ticket office, light refreshments, car parking, weatherproof platform shelters, seating and an accessible adapted toilet. The station is served by a bus route.

There is level access to the ticket office and the northbound platform. On the southbound side, there is a ramp from Quarry Gardens to the platform.

See also

• Clee Hill Junction, an old railway junction from the past

External links

• Train times and station information for Ludlow railway station from National Rail
• Local information on Ludlow
• Local council booklet with information about disabled access in Ludlow (PDF link).