512 Shrewsbury to Whitchurch via Wem, Aston
Operated by Arriva Midlands. First bus 08:45, last bus 13:22. 5 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £1.90 to £3.00 — more.
Wanted a different 512? 10 other bus routes are numbered 512 elsewhere in the UK — see every 512 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 08:45 | 10:45 | 12:45 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bus Station (Stand L) | 08:45 | 10:45 | 12:45 |
| Hawkstone Road Jct (opp) | 08:56 | 10:56 | 12:56 |
| The New Inn (adj) | 09:05 | 11:05 | 13:05 |
| Wem Mill (opp) | 09:16 | 11:16 | 13:16 |
| Railway Station (adj) | 09:25 | 11:25 | 13:25 |
| Layby (adj) | 09:38 | 11:38 | 13:38 |
| Twemlows Avenue Jct (opp) | 09:45 | 11:45 | 13:45 |
| Bus Station (adj) | 10:03 | 12:03 | 14:03 |
Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off. Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. Switch a table to All stops for every stop it calls at, or open a stop's own page for live departures there.
Fares on the 512
Adult single £1.90 to £3.00 · Child single £1.00 to £2.10
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £2.70 | Morris Oils & New Park Rd | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £2.70 | £2.70 | Castlefields & Ditherington | |||||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | Heathgates or Morrison's | ||||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | Harlescott & Tesco | |||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | A49/A53 R'About | ||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £1.90 | Braidway | |||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £1.90 | Hadnall | ||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £1.90 | £1.90 | Sansaw Heath/Grinshill | |||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £1.90 | Preston Brockhurst | ||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | Wem (All Stops) | |||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £1.90 | Camp 83 | ||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £1.90 | Soulton | |||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £1.90 | £1.90 | Weston Turn | ||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £1.90 | Prees Green | |||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £1.90 | Prees | ||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £1.90 | Manor Ln\Mill Ln\Heathwood Rd | |||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £1.90 | Prees Heath | ||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £1.90 | Tilstock | |||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £1.90 | £1.90 | Dearnford Hall | ||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £1.90 | £1.90 | John Talbot | |
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £1.90 | £1.90 | Whitchurch Bus/Rail Stns |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Shrewsbury Centre.
Arriva UK Bus's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 1 October 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with Arriva Midlands before you travel.
Tickets on the 512
Arriva Midlands publishes singles on this route for adults and children.
Adult Single · Child Single
…and 1 more ticket on this route.
Ticket types come from Arriva Midlands's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 1 October 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Arriva Midlands.
Christmas & bank holidays
These dates are not the usual timetable for the day they fall on. They come from the operator’s published data, which for Christmas and New Year is often late or incomplete, so check with Arriva Midlands before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 28 December, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Operators often publish festive timetables only a few weeks ahead, so check again nearer the date.
Route map
All stops on route 512
512 towards Whitchurch
All 67 stops
- Bus Station (Stand L) Shrewsbury
- The Gateway (adj) Shrewsbury
- Post Office (opp) Shrewsbury
- Gasworks (adj) Castle Fields
- Social Services Offices (opp) Castle Fields
- Flax Mill (adj) Ditherington
- The Coach PH (adj) Ditherington
- Six Bells PH (adj) Ditherington
- Heathgates PH (opp) Harlescott
- Sentinel (adj) Harlescott
- Rosedale Jct (opp) Harlescott
- Haughmond Avenue Jct (opp) Harlescott
- Hawkstone Road Jct (opp) Harlescott
- Red Lion Hotel (adj) Battlefield
- Aldi (opp) Battlefield
- Battlefield 1403 (adj) Battlefield
- Northwood House (opp) Upper Battlefield
- The New Inn (adj) Hadnall
- Chapel Road Jct (adj) Hadnall
- Ladymas Road Jct (adj) Hadnall
- Painsbrook Jct (opp) Hadnall
- Preston Lodge (opp) Acton Reynald
- Preston Hall Gate (adj) Preston Brockhurst
- Clive Jct (adj) Preston Brockhurst
- Park House (opp) Wem
- Wem Mill (opp) Wem
- Roden Lodge (adj) Wem
- Baptist Church (adj) Wem
- Church (adj) Wem
- Fire Station (opp) Wem
- Lowe Hill Gardens Jct (opp) Wem
- Pyms Road Jct (opp) Wem
- Bailey Close Jct (adj) Wem
- Adams School (opp) Wem
- Hawkstone Arms (opp) Wem
- Lindenhurst (adj) Wem
- No. 97 (opp) Wem
- Westlands (adj) Wem
- Shrubberry Gardens Jct (opp) Wem
- Kynaston Drive Jct (adj) Wem
- Railway Station (adj) Wem
- No. 26 (opp) Wem
- Wem Industrial Estate (adj) Aston
- Lower Lacon Caravan Park (adj) Soulton
- Weston Turn (adj) Soulton
- Weston Crossroads (opp) The Elms
- Nook Coppice Prees Green
- Lower Heath Jct (opp) Prees Green
- Furniture Centre (adj) Prees
- Crossroads (opp) Prees
- Layby (adj) Prees
- Holly Farm Nusery (opp) Higher Heath
- Mill Lane Jct (adj) Higher Heath
- Manor Place Jct (adj) Higher Heath
- Gorse Meadow Jct (adj) Higher Heath
- Twemlows Avenue Jct (opp) Higher Heath
- Towers Drive Jct (adj) Higher Heath
- Holly Farm Nursery (adj) Higher Heath
- Oak Tree Farm (adj) Higher Heath
- Raven Hotel (opp) Prees Heath
- Hawkstone View (opp) Tilstock
- Parish Rooms (opp) Tilstock
- Dearnford Hall (opp) Tilstock
- School (opp) Whitchurch
- Greenfoot Lane Jct (adj) Whitchurch
- Ambulance Station (adj) Whitchurch
- Bus Station (adj) Whitchurch
512 towards Shrewsbury
All 63 stops
- Bus Station (adj) Whitchurch
- The Hollies (adj) Whitchurch
- Greenfoot Lane Jct (opp) Whitchurch
- School (adj) Whitchurch
- Dearnford Hall (adj) Tilstock
- Parish Rooms (adj) Tilstock
- Hawkstone View (adj) Tilstock
- Raven Hotel (adj) Prees Heath
- Oak Tree Farm (opp) Higher Heath
- Holly Farm Nusery (opp) Higher Heath
- Mill Lane Jct (adj) Higher Heath
- Manor Place Jct (adj) Higher Heath
- Gorse Meadow Jct (adj) Higher Heath
- Twemlows Avenue Jct (opp) Higher Heath
- Towers Drive Jct (adj) Higher Heath
- Holly Farm Nursery (adj) Higher Heath
- Layby (opp) Prees
- Crossroads (adj) Prees
- Furniture Centre (opp) Prees
- Lower Heath Jct (adj) Prees Green
- Nook Coppice (adj) Prees Green
- Weston Crossroads (adj) The Elms
- Weston Turn (opp) Soulton
- Lower Lacon Caravan Park (opp) Soulton
- Wem Industrial Estate (opp) Aston
- No. 26 (adj) Wem
- Railway Station (opp) Wem
- No. 3 (adj) Wem
- Shrubberry Gardens Jct (adj) Wem
- No. 97 (adj) Wem
- Lindenhurst (opp) Wem
- Hawkstone Arms (adj) Wem
- Adams School (adj) Wem
- Bailey Close Jct (opp) Wem
- Pyms Road Jct (adj) Wem
- No. 12 (adj) Wem
- Lowe Hill Gardens Jct (adj) Wem
- Fire Station (adj) Wem
- Church (opp) Wem
- Wem Mill (adj) Wem
- Park House (adj) Wem
- Clive Jct (opp) Preston Brockhurst
- Preston Hall Gate (opp) Preston Brockhurst
- Preston Lodge (adj) Acton Reynald
- Painsbrook Jct (adj) Hadnall
- Ladymas Road Jct (opp) Hadnall
- Chapel Road Jct (opp) Hadnall
- The New Inn (opp) Hadnall
- Hall Acres House (adj) Upper Battlefield
- Battlefield 1403 (opp) Battlefield
- Aldi (adj) Battlefield
- Red Lion Hotel (opp) Battlefield
- Haughmond Avenue Jct (adj) Harlescott
- Hawkstone Road Jct (adj) Harlescott
- Rosedale Jct (adj) Harlescott
- Sentinel (opp) Harlescott
- Heathgates PH (adj) Harlescott
- Six Bells PH (opp) Ditherington
- The Coach PH (opp) Ditherington
- Hallcroft Court Jct (adj) Castle Fields
- Social Services Offices (adj) Castle Fields
- Fitness First (adj) Castle Fields
- Bus Station (Stand L) Shrewsbury
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 512 bus?
The first 512 departure on weekdays leaves at 08:45 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 512 bus?
The last 512 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 13:22. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 512 bus cost?
Arriva Midlands's published fares on the 512: adult single £1.90 to £3.00, child single £1.00 to £2.10. Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026 (then £2 from 1 January 2027). Arriva Midlands day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 512 bus?
The 512 is operated by Arriva Midlands.
Timetable data from Arriva Midlands via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (West Midlands feed). Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.