Ludlow train station
You can reach 75 stations directly from Ludlow on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Cardiff Central, with 56 trains a day.
Ludlow is the nearest station for postcodes in SY8, WR15. Check your own postcode.
- 75 direct destinations
- 1,215th busiest in Britain
- Staffed part time
- Step-free throughout
- 25 parking spaces
Direct trains from Ludlow
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff Central | 56 | 54 | 34 |
| Hereford | 56 | 54 | 34 |
| Newport | 56 | 54 | 34 |
| Shrewsbury | 56 | 54 | 34 |
| Abergavenny | 55 | 54 | 34 |
| Cwmbran | 55 | 54 | 34 |
| Leominster | 47 | 46 | 25 |
| Craven Arms | 41 | 42 | 24 |
| Church Stretton | 41 | 42 | 23 |
| Crewe | 38 | 36 | 25 |
| Pontypool and New Inn | 38 | 37 | 20 |
| Manchester Piccadilly | 30 | 31 | 23 |
| Stockport | 30 | 31 | 22 |
| Wilmslow | 30 | 31 | 23 |
| Nantwich | 27 | 24 | 13 |
| Whitchurch | 23 | 20 | 13 |
| Chester | 20 | 18 | 10 |
| Bangor | 16 | 15 | 4 |
| Colwyn Bay | 16 | 16 | 4 |
| Flint | 16 | 16 | 4 |
| Holyhead | 16 | 15 | 4 |
| Llandudno Junction | 16 | 16 | 4 |
| Prestatyn | 16 | 16 | 4 |
| Rhyl | 16 | 16 | 4 |
| Wrexham General | 16 | 15 | 8 |
| Bridgend | 15 | 16 | 21 |
| Gobowen | 15 | 15 | 8 |
| Port Talbot Parkway | 15 | 16 | 21 |
| Carmarthen | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Chirk | 14 | 15 | 8 |
| Llanelli | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Llanfairpwll | 14 | 15 | 4 |
| Neath | 14 | 15 | 21 |
| Ruabon | 14 | 15 | 8 |
| Swansea | 14 | 15 | 21 |
| Valley | 14 | 15 | 2 |
| Bodorgan | 13 | 14 | 1 |
| Pembrey and Burry Port | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Rhosneigr | 13 | 14 | 2 |
| Ty Croes | 13 | 14 | 2 |
and 35 more stations, each served less often.
Lines serving Ludlow
Ludlow is on the Welsh Marches Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
How busy Ludlow station is
271,100 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,215th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 477 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Ludlow and Hereford than any other pair: 85,464 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: 59 stations instead of 75, a drop of about 21%. Saturday runs to 75.
Changing from 3 March 2027
From 3 March 2027, Ludlow loses 2 destinations including Milford Haven, Johnston.
Nearest other stations
- Craven Arms 7.1 miles
- Broome 8.0 miles
- Hopton Heath 8.4 miles
- Bucknell 9.8 miles
- Leominster 10.1 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Ludlow, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Bromfield · 2.3 miles
- Ashford Bowdler · 2.8 miles
- Woofferton · 4.1 miles
- Onibury · 4.5 miles
Show closed stations on the map
Facilities at Ludlow station
Ludlow is staffed part time, with step-free access to the whole station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 06:45 to 16:45 · Saturday: 06:45 to 12:45 · Sunday: closed
Parking at Ludlow station
- Ludlow Station Car Park 25 spaces, 4 accessible
Cycle parking: 10 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 8 May 2026.
Getting to Ludlow station
Ludlow station is in Shropshire, West Midlands, and is run by TfW Rail.
The nearest motorway junction is M54 J7, 23.2 miles north.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Ludlow 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