2023

SJ4912 : Platform 7

taken 3 years ago, near to Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Platform 7
Platform 7
A scene of a railway station in England

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Shrewsbury Station (provided by N Chadwick)

Shrewsbury station serves Shrewsbury. It is the only remaining railway station in the town; Shrewsbury Abbey, as well as other small stations around the town, having long closed. The station was built in 1848 and has been extended several times since. It was designated as a grade II listed building LinkExternal link . There is no platform 1 or 2, instead there are five platforms all numbered 3-7 (the first two became disused over time).
The station is 43 miles north west of Birmingham New Street and serves as the rail 'Gateway to Wales' with many services starting at or passing through the station bound for places in Wales; it is operated by Arriva Trains Wales as one of their key network hubs.
Wikipedia: LinkExternal link

Geographical Context: Lowlands Railways Railway Station: Shrewsbury Place: Shrewsbury Primary Subject: Railway Station other tags: Platform 7 Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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SJ4912, 2888 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Bob Harvey   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 17 May, 2023   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 21 May, 2023
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 4946 1297 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:42.7211N 2:44.9724W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 4945 1297
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Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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