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.

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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.

DestinationWeekdaySaturdaySunday
Aberystwyth252522
Bow Street252522
Borth252522
Caersws252522
Dovey Junction252522
Machynlleth252522
Newtown252522
Shrewsbury242422
Birmingham International151412
Birmingham New Street151612
Sandwell and Dudley151612
Telford Central151612
Wellington151612
Wolverhampton151612

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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.

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Closed stations nearby

Former stations within 8 km of Welshpool, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.

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More about this station on Wikipedia.