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Before you start your journey
Departing from Craven Arms
- Departure station
- Craven Arms station guide
- Address
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- Onibury Road, SY7 9PY
Operators serving Craven Arms
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Facilities at Craven Arms
- Ticket Machines
Parking & meeting your train
- Station Car Park (free)
Explore the area around Craven Arms
- Stokesay Castle
- Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre
About your departure station
Craven Arms station (1852) was built at the junction with the Central Wales line.
The station retains original Victorian buildings including a preserved goods shed.
Today it serves 100,000 annual passengers with Transport for Wales services.
Recent accessibility improvements added ramps and tactile paving.
The station remains important for tourism to Stokesay Castle.
Future plans focus on maintaining heritage character.
Craven Arms continues its strategic junction role in rural Shropshires rail network.
Questions about this journey
Where can I see fares and train times from Craven Arms to Chelmsford?
Open the ticket search and enter Craven Arms as your departure station and Chelmsford as your arrival station, then add your travel date and passenger details to see the available options.
How do I check whether I need to change trains between Craven Arms and Chelmsford?
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Can I include a Railcard?
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