Broome railway station
Broome 
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| Location | |
| Place | Broome |
| Local authority | Shropshire Council |
| Coordinates | 52°25′23″N 2°53′06″W / 52.423°N 2.885°WCoordinates: 52°25′23″N 2°53′06″W / 52.423°N 2.885°W |
| Grid reference | SO399809 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BME |
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| DfT category | F2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 1,472 |
| 2012/13 |
 1,620 |
| 2013/14 |
1,990 |
| 2014/15 |
2,530 |
| 2015/16 |
1,564 |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1861 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Broome from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Broome railway station is a railway station (now more akin to a halt) that serves the villages of Broome and Aston on Clun, in Shropshire, England. It is situated on the Heart of Wales Line 22 3⁄4 miles (36.6 km) south west of Shrewsbury. All trains that serve the station are operated by Arriva Trains Wales.
The station is, according to the most recent figures, the least used National Rail station in the county of Shropshire.
Broome station was built by the Knighton Railway company on their branch line between Craven Arms and Knighton, opening with the line in 1861. In 1895 a wind engine was erected at the station for the London and North Western Railway by John Wallis Titt.
The line was double track and the station had two platforms until the 1960s, but the line has been singled and the station now has just one platform.
Originally the station was named "Broom and Aston".
The station has no permanent buildings aside from a single timber waiting shelter, though it does have the standard set of amenities provided at other stations on the route (CIS display, customer help point, timetable poster board and public telephone). Step-free access is provided from the entrance and car park to the platform and an easy access ramp has been installed to improve access for passengers boarding or alighting from trains.
There are four trains a day in each direction from Monday to Saturday (plus an extra northbound service to Shrewsbury for commuters on Mondays to Fridays), and two services on Sundays. This is a request stop, whereby passengers have to signal to the driver to board or alight from the train.
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