Shifnal railway station


Shifnal railway station is a station on the former Great Western Railway's London Paddington to Birkenhead via Birmingham Snow Hill line. The station is managed by West Midlands Trains, who provide the majority of services that call here.
The station is located on a viaduct/causeway high above the village itself. It is on the Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton Line. When Shifnal was controlled by semaphore signalling it boasted a three-storey signal box. The building by the entrance at street level is not in railway use and there are no permanent buildings left at platform level.

Facilities

The station is unstaffed, but does have a ticket machine. Waiting shelters are provided on both platforms and service running information is given via CIS displays, timetable poster boards and customer help points on each side. Level access is possible from the car park on the Birmingham-bound platform only - the main entrance on Market Place is below platform level and is only accessible via a staircase, whilst the footbridge between the two platforms also has steps.

Services

There is a basic two trains per hour off-peak service in each direction, westbound to and eastbound to and Birmingham New Street run by West Midlands Railway. One train is a limited stop which calls at, Shifnal, and Wellington. the other service calls at all stations between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury. Additional trains also call at peak periods. Sunday services are hourly calling at all stations.