Oakengates railway station

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Oakengates railway station serves the town of Oakengates, part of the new town of Telford, England. It lies on the Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton Line and has two platforms. About half of the passenger trains running along the line call at the station, the others pass straight through.

Between Oakengates and Telford Central is the Oakengates Tunnel.

Oakengates Tunnel

This was a tunnel which represented a major issue in the construction of the railway. It delayed the project by 3 years, between 1846 and 1849. Details of the difficulties are sketchy. It was originally built for broad gauge railways.

This tunnel is the longest on the Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton line and the longest railway tunnel in use in Shropshire. It stretches for 471 yards.

External links

[Train times] and [station information] for from National Rail
[Street map] and [aerial photo] of from Multimap.com

[History of the Railway]

[Locations from Steam Index]

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