Wootton Wawen railway station

Wootton Wawen railway station serves the village of Wootton Wawen in Warwickshire, England. It is served by trains between Birmingham and Stratford-upon-Avon.

Wootton Wawen
Wootton Wawen station in 2020
Location
PlaceWootton Wawen
Local authorityStratford-on-Avon
Grid referenceSP147631
Operations
Station codeWWW
Managed byWest Midlands Trains
Number of platforms2
DfT categoryF2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 10,472
2015/16 10,186
2016/17 8,948
2017/18 11,128
2018/19 14,928
History
Key datesOpened 1908 (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 Wootton Wawen from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

The station was renamed from Wootton Wawen Platform to Wootton Wawen on 6 May 1974.[1] Under British Rail, the station was threatened with closure in 1985 (along with the line between Henley-in-Arden and Bearley Junction).[2] The plans were dropped in 1987 and the line remains open.

Services

The service in each direction between Birmingham Snow Hill and Stratford-Upon-Avon runs hourly every day including Sunday (with most northbound trains running through to Stourbridge Junction). It is a request stop: passengers wishing to board a train here must signal to the driver; those wishing to alight must inform the train conductor.

A normal service operates on most Bank holidays.

References
  1. 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.
  2. "The Railway - Wootton Wawen (1986)"BBC Domesday Reloaded
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Henley-in-Arden   West Midlands Railway
North Warwickshire Line		   Wilmcote


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