Earlswood railway station (West Midlands)
Earlswood railway station is located on the western fringe of the village of Earlswood on the West Midlands/Warwickshire border in England. The platforms straddle the county border, with the approach road on the West Midlands side. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by West Midlands Trains.
Earlswood | |
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Location | |
Place | Earlswood |
Local authority | Solihull |
Coordinates | 52.3667°N 1.8614°W |
Grid reference | SP095742 |
Operations | |
Station code | EWD |
Managed by | West Midlands Trains |
Number of platforms | 2 |
DfT category | F2 |
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
Annual rail passenger usage* | |
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Passenger Transport Executive | |
PTE | Transport for West Midlands |
Zone | 5 |
History | |
Key dates | Opened 1908 |
National Rail – UK railway stations | |
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Earlswood from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. |
Originally opened as Earlswood Lakes in mid-1908, the station was renamed Earlswood on 6 May 1974 [1] despite being located next to the settlement of Foreshaw Heath and The Lakes railway station being located closer to Earlswood village.
Services
The station is served by hourly trains in each direction (Mon-Sat) between Birmingham Snow Hill and Stratford-upon-Avon, with most Birmingham services continuing to Stourbridge Junction. Some peak period trains run through to Kidderminster, Worcester Foregate Street or Great Malvern.
There is no Sunday service.[2]
See also
References
- Slater, J.N., ed. (July 1974). "Notes and News: Stations renamed by LMR". Railway Magazine. London: IPC Transport Press Ltd. 120 (879): 363. ISSN 0033-8923.
- Table 71 National Rail timetable, May 2016
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Earlswood (West Midlands) railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Earlswood railway station (West Midlands) from National Rail
- Earlswood station at warwickshirerailways.com
- Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Earlswood station
Preceding station | Following station | |||
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Wythall | West Midlands Railway North Warwickshire Line |
The Lakes |