Wem railway station

Wem
Wem railway station and signal box
Location
Place	Wem
Local authority	Shropshire Council
Grid reference	SJ517290
Operations
Station code	WEM
Managed by	Arriva Trains Wales
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F1
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	84,216
2005/06	86,232
2006/07	82,518
2007/08	94,107
2008/09	100,244
2009/10	103,370
2010/11	105,010
2011/12	100,324
2012/13	93,268
2013/14	98,130
2014/15	102,958
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Wem from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
UK Railways portal

Wem railway station serves the town of Wem in Shropshire, England. The station is 10¾ miles (17 km) north of Shrewsbury on the Welsh Marches Line to Crewe.

The station has two platforms. There is a level crossing at the north end of the station. This is now the only way for passengers to cross the line at the station, since the station footbridge was taken down. The level crossing is where Aston Street becomes Aston Road.

Over the weekend of 8–9 August 2015 the signal box which was located next to the level crossing was demolished. The barriers have been controlled remotely from Shrewsbury since 2013 and the signal box was deemed obsolete.

There is also a small car park, which is accessed from Aston Street.

The signal box's Network Rail designation was "WM".

Services

Monday to Saturdays there is generally a two-hourly service from Wem southbound to Shrewsbury and northbound to Crewe (although a few longer distance services also call) with five trains a day in each direction on Sundays.

External links

• Train times and station information for Wem railway station from National Rail

Coordinates: 52°51′23″N 2°43′05″W / 52.8564°N 2.718°W