Place Yorton DfT category F2 2012/13 8,434 Number of platforms 2 Station code YRT | Grid reference SJ504237 2011/12 9,560 2013/14 8,864 Managed by Arriva Trains Wales | |
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Address Shrewsbury SY4 3EP, United Kingdom Similar Wem railway station, Prees railway station, Hopton Heath railway st, Broome railway station, Whitchurch (Shropshire) railway st | ||
Yorton railway station serves the villages of Yorton and Clive in Shropshire, England. It is 7ΒΌ 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. 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.