Bucknell railway station
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Bucknell railway station serves the village of Bucknell
in Shropshire
, England
28¼ miles (45.5km) south west of Shrewsbury
.
This railway station is located at street level, adjacent to the level crossing and parallel with Weston Road near the centre of the village. All trains serving the station are operated by Arriva Trains Wales
.
The station has two platforms, although currently only the one adjacent to the original station building (now a private house) is operational, the other track having been lifted.
The station and line was constructed by the Knighton Railway and opened in 1861. Further construction and route openings in 1865 & 1868 subsequently put the station on a through route between Shrewsbury and Swansea
.
and Swansea
, from Monday to Saturday, and two services on Sundays.
The station is a request stop for trains running from Shrewsbury to Swansea and those wishing to alight or board the train here must alert the driver/conductor of the train. Passenger trains running from Swansea to Shrewsbury however do stop here automatically, as the train has to stop before the un-gated level crossing.
service (the Arriva
738/740) runs by the station, which travels between Ludlow
and Knighton and calls at the nearby villages of Bedstone
, Clungunford
and Leintwardine
.
Bucknell, Shropshire
Bucknell is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. The village lies on the River Redlake, within 600 metres of the River Teme and close to the borders with Wales and Herefordshire...
in Shropshire
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
28¼ miles (45.5km) south west of Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury railway station
Shrewsbury railway station is the railway station serving Shrewsbury, county town of Shropshire, England. It is the only remaining railway station in the town; Shrewsbury Abbey, as well as other small stations around the town, having long closed. The station was built in 1848 and has been extended...
.
This railway station is located at street level, adjacent to the level crossing and parallel with Weston Road near the centre of the village. All trains serving the station are operated by Arriva Trains Wales
Arriva Trains Wales
Arriva Trains Wales is a train operating company, owned by Arriva, that operates urban and inter urban passenger services in Wales and the Welsh Marches...
.
The station has two platforms, although currently only the one adjacent to the original station building (now a private house) is operational, the other track having been lifted.
The station and line was constructed by the Knighton Railway and opened in 1861. Further construction and route openings in 1865 & 1868 subsequently put the station on a through route between Shrewsbury and Swansea
Swansea
Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...
.
Services
There are four passenger trains a day in each direction, running between ShrewsburyShrewsbury railway station
Shrewsbury railway station is the railway station serving Shrewsbury, county town of Shropshire, England. It is the only remaining railway station in the town; Shrewsbury Abbey, as well as other small stations around the town, having long closed. The station was built in 1848 and has been extended...
and Swansea
Swansea railway station
Swansea railway station is a railway station that serves Swansea, Wales. The station is one of four in the City and County of Swansea and is the fourth busiest in Wales after Cardiff Central, Cardiff Queen Street and Newport.-History:...
, from Monday to Saturday, and two services on Sundays.
The station is a request stop for trains running from Shrewsbury to Swansea and those wishing to alight or board the train here must alert the driver/conductor of the train. Passenger trains running from Swansea to Shrewsbury however do stop here automatically, as the train has to stop before the un-gated level crossing.
Bus service
A local busBus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
service (the Arriva
Arriva
Arriva plc is a multinational public transport company owned by Deutsche Bahn and headquartered in Sunderland, United Kingdom. It has bus, coach, train, tram and waterbus operations in 12 countries across Europe, employs more than 47,500 people and services over 1.5 billion passenger journeys each...
738/740) runs by the station, which travels between Ludlow
Ludlow
Ludlow is a market town in Shropshire, England close to the Welsh border and in the Welsh Marches. It lies within a bend of the River Teme, on its eastern bank, forming an area of and centred on a small hill. Atop this hill is the site of Ludlow Castle and the market place...
and Knighton and calls at the nearby villages of Bedstone
Bedstone
Bedstone is a small village and civil parish in Shropshire, England, close to the borders of Herefordshire and Wales.The village is approximately 1½ miles from the railway stations at Hopton Heath and Bucknell and is situated just off the B4367 road.- Norman Origin :Its church dates back to...
, Clungunford
Clungunford
Clungunford is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England, located near the border with Herefordshire.The name comes from the fact that this part of the Clun area was owned by the Saxon Lord Gunward and so was called "Clun Gunward". The River Clun here was forded and the name became...
and Leintwardine
Leintwardine
Leintwardine is a large village and civil parish in north Herefordshire, England, close to the border with Shropshire.- Roman Leintwardine :...
.