Broome railway station

Broome
General information
Location	Broome, Shropshire England
Coordinates	52.423°N 2.885°W / 52.423; -2.885
Grid reference	SO399809
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	BME
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Opened	1861
Passengers
2019/20	1,040
2020/21	34
2021/22	452
2022/23	622
2023/24	1,300
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Broome railway station serves the villages of Broome and Aston on Clun in Shropshire, England. It is on the Heart of Wales Line 22+3⁄4 miles (36.6 km) south west of Shrewsbury. Trains that serve the station are operated by Transport for Wales.

History

The station in 1963; the passenger platforms to the left and the small goods yard (now a light industrial estate) to the right.

Originally opened as "Broom and Aston".[1] Broome station was built by the Knighton Railway company on their branch line between Craven Arms and Knighton,[2] 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.[3]

The line was double track and the station had two platforms until the 1960s,[4] but the line was singled in 1965 and the station now has a single platform. The station buildings have since been demolished and replaced with a bus shelter structure.

Facilities

The station has no permanent buildings aside from a single timber waiting shelter, though it does have a CIS display and a timetable poster board. However, it has no public telephone or customer help point. Step-free access is provided via a steep gravel ramp and steel gate from the entrance and car park, which has been proven to be unsuitable for wheelchair users.[5]

Services

There are four trains per 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 and passengers intending to board must make a clear signal to the driver whilst alighting passengers must request the stop from the train guard.[6]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Hopton Heath		Transport for Wales Heart of Wales Line		Craven Arms

See also

• Rail transport in Shropshire

References

1. Vision of BritainArchived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Clunbury
2. Body, p.48
3. Major, J. Kenneth (1977). The Windmills of John Wallis Titt. The International Molinological Society.
4. Broome Railway Station (1963) www.time-capsules.co.uk photo archive; Retrieved 26 July 2017
5. Broome - Least Used Station In Shropshire - Geoff Marshall - Youtube
6. Table 130 National Rail timetable, December 2024

Bibliography

• Body, G. (1983), PSL Field Guides - Railways of the Western Region, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Wellingborough, ISBN 0-85059-546-0
• Organ, John (2008). Mitchell, Vic (ed.). Craven Arms to Llandeilo. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 12-15. ISBN 9781906008352. OCLC 648080889.

External links

• Train times and station information for Broome railway station from National Rail
• Broome - Least Used Station In Shropshire, 2018 YouTube video about the station and its services