Church Stretton railway station

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Church Stretton
Location
Place	Church Stretton
Local authority	South Shropshire
Operations
Station code	CTT
Managed by	Arriva Trains Wales
Platforms in use	2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2004/05 *	0.100 million
2005/06 *	0.104 million
National Rail - UK railway stations
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Church Stretton from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Church Stretton railway station is a railway station serving the town of Church Stretton in South Shropshire, England. It is situated on the Welsh Marches Line, while trains on the Heart of Wales Line also serve the station. All trains serving the station are operated by Arriva Trains Wales.

Trains operate approximately hourly (Monday to Saturday) along the Welsh Marches Line from Cardiff Central to Manchester Piccadilly (although not all trains stop in Church Stretton), via Hereford, Shrewsbury and Crewe. Services operate infrequently on Sundays. There are four trains a day (two on Sundays) in each direction along the Heart of Wales Line.

The track through the station is prone to flooding when heavy rain occurs, as it is at the bottom of the valley which Church Stretton is found in. At one stage during the infamously wet Autumn 2000 the space between the two platforms resembled a canal and train services had to be cancelled along the line.

The signal box at Church Stretton closed in 2004 and the points/cross-overs at the station are now defunct.

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• Train times and station information for Church Stretton railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Craven Arms		Arriva Trains Wales Welsh Marches Line		Shrewsbury
Craven Arms		Arriva Trains Wales Heart of Wales Line		Shrewsbury