Gobowen railway station

Gobowen
National Rail
General information
LocationGobowen, Shropshire
England
Coordinates52°53′37″N 3°02′14″W / 52.8935°N 3.0371°W / 52.8935; -3.0371
Grid referenceSJ303333
Managed byTransport for Wales
Line(s)Shrewsbury–Chester
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeGOB
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Original companyShrewsbury, Oswestry and Chester Junction Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
12 October 1848Opened[1]
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.223 million
2019/20Decrease 0.218 million
2020/21Decrease 37,790
2021/22Increase 0.154 million
2022/23Increase 0.195 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Gobowen railway station is a railway station on the Shrewsbury to Chester Line of the former Great Western Railway's London Paddington to Birkenhead Woodside via Birmingham Snow Hill line, serving the village of Gobowen in Shropshire, England. It is the nearest station to the town of Oswestry.

  1. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M. p.105