Heritage railway stations · Mid Wales
Craven Arms railway station
Craven Arms railway station in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Craven Arms railway station is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Craven Arms railway station serves the town of Craven Arms, in Shropshire, England. Until 1974, it was known as Craven Arms and Stokesay, after the nearby coaching inn (the town having not come into being prior to the arrival of the railways) and the historic settlement of Stokesay to the south. It is situated at the junction of the Welsh Marches Line and the Heart of Wales Line, 20 miles (32 km) south of Shrewsbury. All passenger trains calling at the station are operated by Transport for Wales, which also manages it.
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Background
History
The Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway company was the first to serve the town, arriving from the north in 1852 and completing its route through to Hereford the following year. The Knighton Railway constructed the first of the three branches from the main line between 1858 and 1861. The second branch was that of the Bishops Castle Railway, which arrived in 1865 via a junction with the main line about 1 km to the north. The route from Much Wenlock was completed by the Wenlock, Craven Arms and Lightmoor Extension railway in 1867, joining the main line a few miles north of the town at Marsh Farm Junction. Between 1865 and 1935, Craven Arms was the junction terminus of the Bishops Castle Railway.…
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- Coordinates
- 52.4425, -2.8375
- Established
- 1852
- Official site
- lolcmuseumofpopculture.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q2209474 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Craven Arms railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Craven Arms railway station?
- Craven Arms railway station is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom.
- When was Craven Arms railway station built?
- Built or established in 1852.
- Who owns Craven Arms railway station?
- Craven Arms railway station is owned by Transport for Wales.