Prees railway station

Prees
General information
Location	Prees,Shropshire Council England
Grid reference	SJ537337
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	PRS
Classification	DfT categoryF2
History
Opened	1858
Passengers
2018/19	6,276
2019/20	6,318
2020/21	1,676
2021/22	3,362
2022/23	4,230
Notes Passenger statistics from theOffice of Rail and Road

Prees railway stationserves the village ofPreesinShropshire,England,although the station is a mile to the west of the village and in the parish ofWem Rural.The station is 18miles36chains(29.7 km) fromCreweSouth Junction(approximately 14.0 mi (22.5 km) north ofShrewsbury) on theWelsh Marches Line.It was opened by theCrewe and Shrewsbury Railwayin 1858.

The station has two platforms and trains only stop hereupon request.It is managed byTransport 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 thesignal boxfollowing 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.

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 toSwanseavia theHeart of Wales Lineand some early morning and late evening trains are through trains to eitherManchester Piccadillyor Cardiff Central. Six southbound and four northbound trains call on Sundays.

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2013).Shrewsbury to Crewe.Middleton Press. pp. 37–46.ISBN9781908174482.OCLC880765045.

External links

• Train timesandstation informationfor Prees railway station fromNational Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Wem		Transport for Wales Welsh Marches Line		Whitchurch