Leominster railway station

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Developed jointly by the GWR and the LNWR, it was originally a through station on their Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway. The GWR then took over two independently financed and developed branch lines, creating a busy junction station:

• Leominster and Kington Railway to {{rws|Kington}} and {{rws|Presteigne}} (platforms 3/4)
• Worcester, Bromyard and Leominster Railway to {{rws|Worcester Shrub Hill}} (platforms 4/5)

Both branches were closed to passenger traffic by British Railways in the 1950s; services to Worcester ended in 1952 and to Kington in 1955.

The station has a ticket office on platform 1, which is staffed on a part-time basis on weekdays only (06:55 – 13:25). There is a self-service ticket machine provided for use outside of these times and for collecting pre-paid tickets.

Platform 2 has a shelter, with customer help points, digital information displays and automatic announcements provided to offer train running details on both sides. Though the footbridge linking the platforms has stairs, level access is provided to each platform.[https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/leominster/ Leominster station facilities] National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 20 April 2024

Leominster has the following general Monday-Saturday off-peak service, with all trains operated by Transport for Wales:{{Cite web |title=Timetables |work=Transport for Wales |date=10 December 2023 |access-date=20 April 2024 |url=https://tfw.wales/service-status/timetables |quote=}}

• 1 train per hour (tph) to Manchester Piccadilly, calling at Ludlow, {{rws|Craven Arms}}, {{rws|Church Stretton}}, Shrewsbury, Crewe, Wilmslow and Stockport; some trains also call at {{rws|Whitchurch|Shropshire}} and {{rws|Nantwich}}).
• 1 tph to Carmarthen, calling at Hereford, Abergavenny, Cwmbran, Newport, Cardiff Central, Bridgend, Port Talbot Parkway, Neath, Swansea, Llanelli and Pembrey and Burry Port.
• This journey is extended to Milford Haven every two hours, calling at Whitland, Clunderwen (request stop), Clarbeston Road (request stop), Haverfordwest and Johnston (request stop).

On Sundays, there is also an hourly service each way from mid-morning; this include a departure northbound to {{rws|Chester}} and {{rws|Holyhead}} in the late afternoon.

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• {{cite book|title=Worcester to Hereford|first1=Vic|last1=Mitchell|first2=Keith|last2=Smith|at=figs. 40–42|publisher=Middleton Press|location=West Sussex|year=2004|isbn=9781904474388|oclc=862604858}}
• {{cite book|title=Ludlow to Hereford|first1=Vic|last1=Mitchell|first2=Keith|last2=Smith|pages=25–34|publisher=Middleton Press|year=2007|isbn=9781906008147|oclc=258060509}}

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Category:Buildings and structures in Leominster

Category:Railway stations in Herefordshire

Category:DfT Category E stations

Category:Former Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway stations

Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1853

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