General information | |||||
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Location | Gobowen, Shropshire England | ||||
Coordinates | 52°53′37″N 3°02′14″W / 52.8935°N 3.0371°W | ||||
Grid reference | SJ303333 | ||||
Managed by | Transport for Wales | ||||
Line(s) | Shrewsbury–Chester | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | GOB | ||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Chester Junction Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
12 October 1848 | Opened[1] | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2019/20 | 0.218 million | ||||
2020/21 | 37,790 | ||||
2021/22 | 0.154 million | ||||
2022/23 | 0.195 million | ||||
2023/24 | 0.218 million | ||||
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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.