Ludlow railway station

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This article is about the railway station in England. For Ludlow station in New York, see Ludlow (Metro-North station).

Ludlow

Location

Place

Ludlow

Local authority

South Shropshire

Operations

Station code

LUD

Managed by

Arriva Trains Wales

Platforms in use

Live departures and station information from National Rail

Annual Rail Passenger Usage

2004/05 *

0.214 million

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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 Ludlow from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.

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Ludlow railway station serves the town of Ludlow in South Shropshire, England, on the Welsh Marches Line from Manchester Piccadilly to Cardiff Central. Trains are operated by Arriva Trains Wales.

Trains travelling to or from the south of the station pass through the short Ludlow Tunnel.

The station is served by one to two trains per hour in each direction on Mondays to Saturdays, and eight to nine trains each way on Sundays. Connections are available at Crewe and Manchester for Scotland and the north of England, at Shrewsbury for Birmingham and the Midlands, at Newport for London and the south of England, and at Cardiff Central for South Wales. There are also direct services to and from such towns and cities as Swansea, Carmarthen, Milford Haven, and Holyhead.

The two-platform station is located within 0.5 km of the town centre, on Station Drive. Facilities include a staffed ticket office, light refreshments, car parking, weatherproof platform shelters, seating and an accessible adapted toilet. The station is served by a bus route.

There is level access to the ticket office and the northbound platform. On the southbound side, there is a ramp from Quarry Gardens to the platform.