Cosford railway station

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Cosford
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An Arriva Trains Wales train pauses to collect passengers on a Sunday service at Cosford
General information
Location Cosford, Shropshire
England
Grid reference SJ797052
Managed by West Midlands Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeCOS
Classification DfT category F2
History
Opened1937 [1]
Passengers
2019/20Decrease2.svg 87,412
Wrexham & Shropshire
London – Wrexham

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References

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  6. Shropshire Star £3.5 million revamp for Shropshire railway stations (13 October 2011)
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  13. "Additional trains for Cosford Air Show this weekend". West Midlands Railway. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
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