ɪt wʌz wˈʌns ðə dʒˈʌŋkʃən fɚðə kˈæmbɹiən ɹˈeɪlweɪz ɑːswˈɛstɹi, ˈɛlɪsmˌɪɹ ænd wˈɪtʃɜːtʃ ɹˈeɪlweɪ lˈaɪn tʊ ɑːswˈɛstɹi ænd wˈɛlʃpuːl ðə fˈɔːɹmɚ kˈæmbɹiən mˈeɪnlaɪn tʊ, ænd ðə wˈɪtʃɜːtʃ ænd tˈætənhˌɔːl ɹˈeɪlweɪ.
It was once the junction for the Cambrian Railways Oswestry, Ellesmere and Whitchurch Railway line to Oswestry and Welshpool (the former Cambrian mainline to ), and the Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway.