Prees railway station
{{Short description|Railway station in Shropshire, England}}
{{more citations needed|date=March 2012}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Prees
| symbol_location = gb
| symbol = rail
| image = Prees railway station 1.jpg
| borough = Prees, Shropshire Council
| country = England
| grid_name = Grid reference
| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|SJ537337|25|SJ537337}}
| manager = Transport for Wales
| platforms = 2
| code = PRS
| classification = DfT category F2
| opened = 1858
| mpassengers =
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2019/20 |passengers={{increase}} 6,318}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2020/21 |passengers={{decrease}} 1,676}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2021/22 |passengers={{increase}} 3,362}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2022/23 |passengers={{increase}} 4,230}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2023/24 |passengers={{increase}} 5,750}}
| footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
}}
Prees railway station serves the village of Prees in Shropshire, England, although the station is a mile to the west of the village and in the parish of Wem Rural. The station is {{convert|18|mi|36|chain|km|lk=in}} from {{stnlnk|Crewe}} South Junction{{cite book |last=Yonge |first=John |editor-last=Jacobs |editor-first=Gerald |title=Railway Track Diagrams 4: Midlands & North West |edition=2nd |date=March 2005 |orig-year=1990 |publisher=Trackmaps |location=Bradford on Avon |isbn=0-9549866-0-1 |at=map 23A }} (approximately {{convert|14.0|mi|km|abbr=on}} north of Shrewsbury) on the Welsh Marches Line. It was opened by the Crewe and Shrewsbury Railway in 1858.
The station has two platforms and trains only stop here upon request. It is managed by Transport for Wales.
Facilities
It is unstaffed and has no ticketing provision - tickets must be bought on the train or prior to travel. The old buildings that once stood here have been demolished (as has the signal box following resignalling work in 2013) and only standard waiting shelters are now provided. Train running information is offered via CIS displays, timetable posters and customer help points on each side (there is also a payphone on platform 2). Step-free access is available to both platforms via ramps and the road crossing at the north end.[http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/PRS/details.html Prees station facilities] National Rail Enquiries
Services
Monday to Saturdays there is generally a two-hourly service from here southbound to Shrewsbury and northbound to Crewe. These are mostly local trains stopping at all stations en route, but two on weekdays continue to {{rws|Swansea}} via the Heart of Wales Line and some early morning and late evening trains are through trains to either Manchester Piccadilly or Cardiff Central. Six southbound and four northbound trains call on Sundays.{{NRtimes|December 2018|131}}
References
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Further reading
- {{cite book|title=Shrewsbury to Crewe|first1=Vic|last1=Mitchell|first2=Keith|last2=Smith|pages=37–46|publisher=Middleton Press|year=2013|isbn=9781908174482|oclc=880765045}}
External links
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{{Shropshire railway stations}}
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Category:Railway stations in Shropshire
Category:DfT Category F2 stations
Category:Former London and North Western Railway stations
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1858
Category:Railway stations served by Transport for Wales Rail
Category:Railway request stops in Great Britain
Category:1858 establishments in England
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