Telford Central railway station

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Telford Central railway station serves the new town of Telford, England. It is situated close to the town centre, the main commercial district of the town. It is located on the Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury Line and is operated by Central Trains.

History

The new town of Telford was designated in the 1960s, but until the 1980s it was served only by two railway stations which predated it, Oakengates and Wellington, although Wellington was at one stage renamed "Wellington-Telford West" to indicate that it was located in the new town.

The situation changed in May 1986, when Telford Central opened. The new station was equipped with full-length platforms to accommodate inter-city trains, and a large car park, which took advantage of the station's location next to the M54 motorway to provide a Park and Ride facility. The £700,000 cost was jointly funded by British Rail, the Telford Development Corporation and Shropshire County Council.

Services

Currently, the Monday-Saturday off-peak service comprises two trains per hour in each direction. One, operated by Arriva Trains Wales, runs between Birmingham New Street and Shrewsbury, with alternate trains continuing to Aberystwyth or Chester. The other trains are Central Trains services between Shrewsbury and Birmingham New Street, which call at all stations between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton.

Although the station was built to accommodate inter-city trains to London Euston, these services no longer operate; Virgin Trains withdrew a trial, short-lived, daily service between Shrewsbury and London in 2000. However, proposals by a new company, the Wrexham, Shropshire and Marylebone Railway, would see the introduction of a new service connecting Telford and London.

External links

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

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