This pretty station was recently adopted by the Friends of Gobowen Station provides the link with the bustling market town of Oswestry. (See News section). The booking office has a waiting room with refreshments and toilet facilities.
Modern Oswestry is an important shopping and agricultural centre with a good selection of restaurants and cafe bars. A bus/rail link and through ticket is available to and from the station into the town.
This station is in the centre of Gobowen and is the rail link for the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital.
Trains leave here for Wrexham and Chester and for Shrewsbury and Birmingham, with buses into Oswestry.
The booking officehas a waiting room and public telephone, plus information on trains running. Platforms are connected to a PA information system. CCTV cameras cover the car park and platforms.
Independent travel agent Severn-Dee Travel operate from the booking office and are appointed agents specialising in domestic and European rail travel. They are also able to arrange group travel discounts and are experts at school group travel. They can be contacted on 01691 681010 or at trains@schoolrail.com
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Oswestry tourism website:
www.oswestry-welshborders.org.uk
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