Wellington railway station
You can reach 49 stations directly from Wellington on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Birmingham New Street, with 102 trains a day.
Wellington is the nearest station for postcodes in TF1, TF5, TF6, TF13. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Wellington
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham New Street | 102 | 101 | 56 |
| Shrewsbury | 102 | 101 | 57 |
| Telford Central | 102 | 101 | 57 |
| Wolverhampton | 102 | 101 | 57 |
| Shifnal | 69 | 67 | 30 |
| Codsall | 42 | 39 | 30 |
| Albrighton | 38 | 39 | 30 |
| Bilbrook | 38 | 39 | 30 |
| Cosford | 38 | 39 | 30 |
| Oakengates | 38 | 39 | 30 |
| Sandwell and Dudley | 34 | 35 | 28 |
| Smethwick Galton Bridge | 34 | 32 | 28 |
| Tame Bridge Parkway | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| Birmingham International | 32 | 30 | 28 |
| Aberystwyth | 15 | 16 | 12 |
| Bow Street | 15 | 16 | 12 |
| Borth | 15 | 16 | 12 |
| Crewe | 15 | 14 | 0 |
| Caersws | 15 | 16 | 12 |
| Dovey Junction | 15 | 16 | 12 |
| Machynlleth | 15 | 16 | 12 |
| Newtown | 15 | 16 | 12 |
| Welshpool | 15 | 16 | 12 |
| Chester | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Colwyn Bay | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Flint | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Llandudno Junction | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Prestatyn | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Rhyl | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Bangor | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Holyhead | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Llanfairpwll | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Nantwich | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Prees | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Valley | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wem | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Wrenbury | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Whitchurch | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Yorton | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Abergele and Pensarn | 1 | 1 | 1 |
and 9 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Wellington is
676,396 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 737th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Wellington and Shrewsbury than any other pair: 237,174 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: 39 stations instead of 49, a drop of about 20%. Saturday runs to 36.
Changing from 17 February 2027
From 17 February 2027, Wellington gains 11 destinations including Helsby, Chirk, Ruabon, Warrington Bank Quay, Frodsham, Runcorn East and loses 4 including Shotton, Penmaenmawr, Llanfairfechan, Conwy.
Nearest other stations
- Oakengates 2.8 miles
- Telford Central 3.5 miles
- Shifnal 6.5 miles
- Shrewsbury 9.8 miles
- Cosford 9.9 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Wellington, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Hadley · 1.2 miles
- Ketley · 1.4 miles
- Admaston · 1.5 miles
- Ketley Town Halt · 1.6 miles
- New Hadley Halt · 1.8 miles
- New Dale Halt · 2.0 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.