Gobowen railway station
You can reach 28 stations directly from Gobowen on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Chirk, with 6 trains a day.
Gobowen is the nearest station for postcodes in SY11, SY10, SY12. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Gobowen
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chirk | 6 | 5 | 23 |
| Chester | 6 | 5 | 23 |
| Ruabon | 6 | 5 | 23 |
| Shrewsbury | 6 | 5 | 23 |
| Wrexham General | 6 | 5 | 23 |
| Telford Central | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Wellington | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Wolverhampton | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Birmingham International | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Birmingham New Street | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Sandwell and Dudley | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Abergavenny | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Cardiff Central | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Cwmbran | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Newport | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Craven Arms | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Church Stretton | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Pontypool and New Inn | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Abergele and Pensarn | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Bangor | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Colwyn Bay | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Flint | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Holyhead | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Llandudno Junction | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Prestatyn | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Rhyl | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Llanfairpwll | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Shotton | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Conwy | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Llanfairfechan | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Penmaenmawr | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Bodorgan | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Leominster | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Rhosneigr | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Ty Croes | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Valley | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Albrighton | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bilbrook | 0 | 0 | 1 |
and 5 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Gobowen is
247,608 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,261st busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Gobowen and Shrewsbury than any other pair: 58,944 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.
Changing from 17 February 2027
From 17 February 2027, Gobowen gains 23 destinations including Shotton, Helsby, Deganwy, Llandudno, Warrington Bank Quay, Penmaenmawr.
Nearest other stations
- Chirk 3.0 miles
- Ruabon 6.5 miles
- Wrexham Central 10.7 miles
- Wrexham General 11.0 miles
- Gwersyllt 12.4 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Gobowen, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Park Hall Halt · 0.7 miles
- Tinkers Green Halt · 1.7 miles
- Whittington High Level · 1.7 miles
- Weston Rhyn · 1.8 miles
- Whittington Low Level · 1.8 miles
- Oswestry · 2.1 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.