Gobowen railway station
| Gobowen for Oswestry 
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| Location | |
| Place | Gobowen |
| Local authority | Shropshire Council |
| Coordinates | 52°53′37″N 3°02′14″W / 52.8935°N 3.0371°WCoordinates: 52°53′37″N 3°02′14″W / 52.8935°N 3.0371°W |
| Grid reference | SJ303333 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | GOB |
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | E |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.205 million |
| 2012/13 |
 0.214 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.200 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.202 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.214 million |
| History | |
| Original company | Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Chester Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| 12 October 1848 | Opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Gobowen for Oswestry from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. |
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Gobowen railway station is a railway station on the Shrewsbury to Chester Line of the former Great Western Railway's London (Paddington) to Birkenhead via Birmingham (Snow Hill) line, serving the small town of Gobowen in Shropshire, England. It is the nearest station to the town of Oswestry.
Gobowen station is 17 3⁄4 miles (28.6 km) north west of Shrewsbury railway station.
The station building was designed by Thomas Mainwaring Penson, and is a Grade II listed building. The station was built between 1846 and 1848 by the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway in a notable Florentine (or Italianate) style with white stucco facing and a small turret. The awnings and the footbridge were added later by the Great Western Railway (the footbridge was demolished in 1987). Although a very small village, Gobowen was the junction station for the much larger regional town of Oswestry some three miles away. When rail services to Oswestry ceased in November 1966, Gobowen was retained as the railhead for the surrounding area. There is a scheme in progress to open this branch as a heritage railway. Until 1967 Gobowen was served by the GWR, latterly BR Western Region, express services between London Paddington and Birkenhead Woodside.
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