West Midlands
Shropshire
Selattyn & Gobowen

Gobowen railway station

Gobowen railway station is a railway station on the Shrewsbury to Chester Line of the former Great Western Railway's London Paddington to Birkenhead Woodside via line, serving the village of in , England.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Gobowen, Shropshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “GOB”, “Gobowen Railway Station”, and “Gobowen Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital and Derwen College.

Hospital
Photo: Richard Hoare, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The in , near , Shropshire, England is a specialist orthopaedic hospital which provides elective orthopaedic surgery. is situated 3,100 feet south of Gobowen railway station.

College
is a specialist college situated in Gobowen near in in the . offers residential and day placements to students aged 16–25 with special educational needs and disabilities, including: Students at are supported to develop employability, social, and independence skills, preparing them for adulthood. is situated 2,900 feet southeast of Gobowen railway station.

Stadium
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Stadium is a football stadium to the north-east of , Shropshire, England. It was opened by Shropshire County Council in 1993, originally as the home of Oswestry Town. is situated 1¼ miles south of Gobowen railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gobowen and Whittington.

Village
Photo: El Pollock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , England, about 3 miles north of . The population according to the 2011 census was 3,270.

Village
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Oswestry is a market town and historic railway town in , close to the Welsh border. Oswestry is the largest settlement within the Oswestry Uplands, a designated natural area and national character area. is situated 2 miles southeast of Gobowen railway station.

Village
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is a large village and civil parish in , England. It lies between the towns of , in Wales, and , in England. The civil parish, which also includes , Pentre-Newydd and a number of small hamlets, had a total population of 2,668 at the 2001 census, rising to 2,850 at the 2011 Census. is situated 2 miles northwest of Gobowen railway station.

Gobowen railway station

Latitude
52.89332° or 52° 53′ 36″ north
Longitude
-3.03689° or 3° 2′ 13″ west
Elevation
361 feet (110 metres)
Operator
Transport for Wales Rail
Network
National Rail
Abbreviation
“GOB”
Open location code
9C4RVXV7+86
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3711947072
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
6952661
Wiki­data ID
Q2929352
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Gobowen railway station” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “station Gobowen”
  • Dutch: “Station Gobowen”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “محطة جوبوين”
  • French: “gare de Gobowen”
  • French: “Gobowen”
  • Welsh: “Gorsaf reilffordd Gobowen”

Localities in the Area

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Nearby Places

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Gobowen railway station”. Photo: El Pollock, CC BY-SA 2.0.