Welshpool railway station
You can reach 14 stations directly from Welshpool on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Aberystwyth, with 25 trains a day.
Welshpool is the nearest station for postcodes in SY21, SY22, SY15. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Welshpool
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 |
| Newtown | 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 Welshpool is
176,730 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,463rd busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Welshpool and Shrewsbury than any other pair: 78,638 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
- Newtown 12.4 miles
- Caersws 15.7 miles
- Church Stretton 16.4 miles
- Shrewsbury 16.8 miles
- Gobowen 16.8 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Welshpool, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Golfa · 2.1 miles
- Buttington · 2.6 miles
- Pool Quay · 4.1 miles
- Forden · 4.2 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.