Station code BME DfT category F2 Number of platforms 1 | Grid reference SO399809 Managed by Arriva Trains Wales 2011/12 1,472 | |
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Similar Bucknell railway station, Hopton Heath railway st, Llynclys South railway st, Yorton railway station, Prees railway station | ||
Broome railway station is a railway station (though in present times is more akin to a halt) that serves the villages of Broome and Aston on Clun, in Shropshire, England. It is situated on the Heart of Wales Line 22 3⁄4 miles (36.6 km) south west of Shrewsbury. All trains that serve the station are operated by Arriva Trains Wales.
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The station is, according to the most recent figures, the least used National Rail station in the county of Shropshire.
History
Broome station was built by the Knighton Railway company on their branch line between Craven Arms and Knighton, opening with the line in 1861. In 1895 a wind engine was erected at the station for the London and North Western Railway by John Wallis Titt.
The line was double track and the station had two platforms, but the line has been singled and the station now has just one platform.
Originally the station was named "Broom and Aston".
Services
There are four trains a day in each direction from Monday to Saturday (plus an extra northbound service to Shrewsbury for commuters on Mondays to Fridays), and two services on Sundays. This is a request stop, whereby passengers have to signal to the driver to board or alight from the train.