Bucknell train station
You can reach 35 stations directly from Bucknell on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Broome, with 11 trains a day.
Direct trains from Bucknell
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broome | 11 | 10 | 4 |
| Craven Arms | 11 | 10 | 4 |
| Church Stretton | 11 | 10 | 4 |
| Dolau | 11 | 10 | 4 |
| Hopton Heath | 11 | 10 | 4 |
| Knighton | 11 | 10 | 4 |
| Knucklas | 11 | 10 | 4 |
| Llangynllo | 11 | 10 | 4 |
| Llandrindod | 11 | 10 | 4 |
| Llanbister Road | 11 | 10 | 4 |
| Pen-y-bont | 11 | 10 | 4 |
| Shrewsbury | 11 | 10 | 4 |
| Ammanford | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Builth Road | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Bynea | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Cilmeri | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Cynghordy | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Ffairfach | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Garth | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Llanelli | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Llangadog | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Llangennech | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Llandybie | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Llandeilo | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Llangammarch | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Llandovery | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Llanwrda | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Llanwrtyd | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Pontarddulais | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Pantyffynnon | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Sugar Loaf | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Gowerton | 9 | 10 | 0 |
| Swansea | 9 | 10 | 0 |
| Carmarthen | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pembrey and Burry Port | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Lines serving Bucknell
Bucknell is on the Heart of Wales Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Bucknell station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Bucknell station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Bucknell station is
3,858 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 2,464th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Bucknell and Shrewsbury than any other pair: 1,486 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Sundays
Sunday is a different railway here: 12 stations instead of 35, a drop of about 66%. Saturday runs to 33.
Nearest other stations
- Hopton Heath 2.8 miles
- Knighton 4.1 miles
- Broome 5.3 miles
- Knucklas 6.3 miles
- Craven Arms 7.5 miles
Facilities at Bucknell station
Bucknell is unstaffed, with step-free access to part of the station.
Cycle parking: 6 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 3 December 2025.
Getting to Bucknell station
Bucknell station is in Shropshire, West Midlands, and is run by TfW Rail.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Bucknell station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from
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