Prees railway station

Prees
National Rail
General information
LocationPrees, Shropshire Council
England
Grid referenceSJ537337
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms2
Other information
Station codePRS
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened1858
Passengers
2019/20Increase 6,318
2020/21Decrease 1,676
2021/22Increase 3,362
2022/23Increase 4,230
2023/24Increase 5,750
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Prees railway station serves the village of Prees in Shropshire, England, although the station is a mile to the west of the village and in the parish of Wem Rural. The station is 18 miles 36 chains (29.7 km) from Crewe South Junction[1] (approximately 14.0 mi (22.5 km) north of Shrewsbury) on the Welsh Marches Line. It was opened by the Crewe and Shrewsbury Railway in 1858.

The station has two platforms and trains only stop here upon request. It is managed by Transport for Wales.

  1. ^ Yonge, John (March 2005) [1990]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 4: Midlands & North West (2nd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 23A. ISBN 0-9549866-0-1.