Yorton railway station
Yorton station in 2020, looking southbound towards Shrewsbury | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Yorton, Shropshire Council England | ||||
| Grid reference | SJ504237 | ||||
| Managed by | Transport for Wales | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | YRT | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1858 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 | 7,544 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 3,004 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 6,494 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 7,292 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 8,240 | ||||
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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.
The station was designated for the axe in Dr Beeching's report "The Reshaping of British Railways" in 1963; however it was ultimately saved.