Yorton railway station

Yorton
Yorton station, looking northwards
Location
Place	Yorton
Local authority	Shropshire Council
Grid reference	SJ504237
Operations
Station code	YRT
Managed by	Arriva Trains Wales
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	5,749
2005/06	5,342
2006/07	5,885
2007/08	7,272
2008/09	9,008
2009/10	8,166
2010/11	8,636
2011/12	9,560
2012/13	8,434
2013/14	8,864
2014/15	9,538
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Yorton from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Yorton railway station serves the villages of Yorton and Clive in Shropshire, England. It is 7¼ miles (11.5 km) north of Shrewsbury on the Welsh Marches Line towards Crewe. It has two platforms. Trains only stop here upon request. The station was designated for the axe in Dr Beeching's "The Reshaping of British Railways" in the 1960s; however it was ultimately saved.

Services

Monday to Saturdays there is generally a two-hourly service from Yorton southbound to Shrewsbury and northbound to Crewe. Some early morning and late evening express services between Manchester Piccadilly and Cardiff Central also call here.^[1] On Sundays, Yorton is served by five trains in each direction, most starting from or finishing at Manchester Piccadilly or Cardiff Central. A normal weekday service operates on most Bank holidays.

References

External links

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• Train times and station information for Yorton railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Shrewsbury		Arriva Trains Wales Welsh Marches Line		Wem

Coordinates: 52°48′32″N 2°44′10″W / 52.809°N 2.736°W / 52.809; -2.736