Newtown railway station
You can reach 14 stations directly from Newtown on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Aberystwyth, with 25 trains a day.
Newtown is the nearest station for postcodes in SY16. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Newtown
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth | 25 | 25 | 22 |
| Bow Street | 25 | 25 | 22 |
| Borth | 25 | 25 | 22 |
| Caersws | 25 | 25 | 22 |
| Dovey Junction | 25 | 25 | 22 |
| Machynlleth | 25 | 25 | 22 |
| Welshpool | 25 | 25 | 22 |
| Shrewsbury | 24 | 24 | 22 |
| Birmingham International | 15 | 14 | 12 |
| Birmingham New Street | 15 | 16 | 12 |
| Sandwell and Dudley | 15 | 16 | 12 |
| Telford Central | 15 | 16 | 12 |
| Wellington | 15 | 16 | 12 |
| Wolverhampton | 15 | 16 | 12 |
How busy Newtown is
171,366 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,482nd busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Newtown and Shrewsbury than any other pair: 74,622 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.
Nearest other stations
- Caersws 5.1 miles
- Welshpool 12.4 miles
- Llanbister Road 12.8 miles
- Llangynllo 12.9 miles
- Knucklas 13.9 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Newtown, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Scafell Halt · 1.8 miles
- Kerry · 3.3 miles
- Ffronfraith Halt · 3.5 miles
- Abermule · 3.8 miles
- Goitre Halt · 3.9 miles
- Moat Lane Junction · 4.2 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.