Earlswood railway station (West Midlands)

Earlswood National Rail
Location
Place Earlswood
Local authority Solihull
Coordinates 52°22′00″N 1°51′41″W / 52.3667°N 1.8614°W / 52.3667; -1.8614Coordinates: 52°22′00″N 1°51′41″W / 52.3667°N 1.8614°W / 52.3667; -1.8614
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
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Annual rail passenger usage*
2012/13 Decrease 31,768
2013/14 Increase 36,516
2014/15 Decrease 36,198
2015/16 Decrease 35,622
2016/17 Increase 36,164
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE Transport for West Midlands
Zone 5
History
Key dates Opened 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 Earlswood from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Earlswood railway station serves 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.

Originally opened as Earlswood Lakes in mid-1908, the station was renamed Earlswood on 6 May 1974.[1]

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

  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. ↑ Table 71 National Rail timetable, May 2016
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Wythall   West Midlands Railway
North Warwickshire Line		   The Lakes


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