Yorton railway station
Railway station in Shropshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 and dates from 1858. Trains only stop here upon request.
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Location | Yorton, Shropshire Council England | ||||
Grid reference | SJ504237 | ||||
Managed by | Transport for Wales | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
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Station code | YRT | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
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Opened | 1858 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 7,088 | ||||
2019/20 | 7,544 | ||||
2020/21 | 3,004 | ||||
2021/22 | 6,494 | ||||
2022/23 | 7,292 | ||||
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The station was designated for the axe in Dr Beeching's "The Reshaping of British Railways" in the 1960s; however it was ultimately saved.