Broome railway station

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22+3⁄4 miles (36.6 km) south west of Shrewsbury. Trains that serve the station are operated by Transport for Wales.

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History

The station in 1963; the passenger platforms to the left and the small goods yard (now a light industrial estate) to the right. Broome Station, exterior - geograph.org.uk - 1923033.jpg
The station in 1963; the passenger platforms to the left and the small goods yard (now a light industrial estate) to the right.

Originally opened as "Broom and Aston". [1] Broome station was built by the Knighton Railway company on their branch line between Craven Arms and Knighton, [2] opening with the line in 1861. In 1895 a wind engine was erected at the station for the London and North Western Railway by John Wallis Titt. [3]

The line was double track and the station had two platforms until the 1960s, [4] but the line was singled in 1965 and the station now has a single platform. The station buildings have since been demolished and replaced with a bus shelter structure.

Facilities

The station has no permanent buildings aside from a single timber waiting shelter, though it does have a CIS display and a timetable poster board. However, it has no public telephone or customer help point. Step-free access is provided via a steep gravel ramp and steel gate from the entrance and car park, which has been proven to be unsuitable for wheelchair users. [5]

Services

There are five trains a day in each direction from Monday to Saturday (plus an extra northbound service to Shrewsbury for commuters on Mondays to Fridays), and two services on Sundays. This is a request stop and passengers intending to board must make a clear signal to the driver whilst alighting passengers must request the stop from the train guard. [6]

Broome
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General information
Location Broome, Shropshire
England
Coordinates 52°25′23″N2°53′06″W / 52.423°N 2.885°W / 52.423; -2.885 Coordinates: 52°25′23″N2°53′06″W / 52.423°N 2.885°W / 52.423; -2.885
Grid reference SO399809
Managed by Transport for Wales
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeBME
Classification DfT category F2
History
Opened1861
Passengers
2017/18Increase2.svg 1,150
Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
Hopton Heath   Transport for Wales
Heart of Wales Line 		  Craven Arms

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References

  1. ↑ Vision of Britain Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Clunbury
  2. ↑ Body, p.48
  3. ↑ Major, J. Kenneth (1977). The Windmills of John Wallis Titt. The International Molinological Society.
  4. ↑ Broome Railway Station (1963) www.time-capsules.co.uk photo archive; Retrieved 26 July 2017
  5. ↑ Broome - Least Used Station In Shropshire - Geoff Marshall - Youtube
  6. ↑ Table 130 National Rail timetable, December 2022

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