Newtown Railway Station

NWTP NWT | 4426
Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

Newtown station is managed by TfW Rail and is located in Powys within the East Wales area of Wales.

Figures for 2023-24 show that 56,174 journeys were made between Newtown and Shrewsbury—that's 40% of all passenger journeys at this station!

Passenger numbers for Newtown peaked during 2017-18 with 185,064 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 15% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 82% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Newtown table
YearPassenger Numbers
1997-9865,571
1998-9970,029
1999-0074,254
2000-0172,113
2001-0276,014
2002-0380,768
2003-04 
2004-0591,883
2005-0690,836
2006-0796,464
2007-08105,260
2008-09110,034
2009-10114,310
2010-11119,194
2011-12126,110
2012-13123,578
2013-14123,918
2014-15130,306
2015-16147,938
2016-17161,722
2017-18185,064
2018-19175,336
2019-20151,570
2020-2122,420
2021-2287,598
2022-23124,412
2023-24140,288
2024-25