Widney Manor railway station

Widney Manor railway station serves the Widney Manor area of Solihull in the West Midlands of England. The station is served by West Midlands Trains (who manage the station) and Chiltern Railways. A significant portion of the car park occupies what used to be the formation when the line was four tracks wide and the former GWR London Paddington - Birkenhead Woodside service passed through the station but did not stop. This service ceased with the electrification of the former LMS line from London Euston to Birmingham New Street in 1967.

Widney Manor
Location
PlaceWidney Manor
Local authorityMetropolitan Borough of Solihull
Grid referenceSP154775
Operations
Station codeWMR
Managed byWest Midlands Trains
Number of platforms2
DfT categoryE
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 0.354 million
2015/16 0.374 million
2016/17 0.382 million
2017/18 0.399 million
2018/19 0.456 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTETransport for West Midlands
Zone4
History
Key datesOpened 1899 (1899)
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Widney Manor from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

Services

The station is served by three trains per hour in each direction between Birmingham Snow Hill and Dorridge (hourly on Sundays). The Birmingham trains continue to either Stourbridge Junction, Kidderminster or Worcester Shrub Hill/Foregate Street. One Dorridge service per hour continues to Stratford-upon-Avon and in peak hours some services extend to Leamington Spa.[1] Chiltern only provide a limited service at the station in the late evening.

References
  1. Table 71 National Rail timetable, May 2016
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Solihull   West Midlands Railway
Leamington-Worcester		   Dorridge
Solihull   Chiltern Railways
London-Birmingham		   Dorridge

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