Canley railway station

Canley railway station is situated in Canley, Coventry, in the West Midlands of England.[1] The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by West Midlands Railway.

Canley
View looking east
Location
PlaceCanley
Local authorityCoventry
Grid referenceSP308780
Operations
Station codeCNL
Managed byWest Midlands Railway
Number of platforms2
DfT categoryE
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 0.274 million
2015/16 0.328 million
2016/17 0.379 million
2017/18 0.392 million
2018/19 0.399 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTETransport for West Midlands
Zone5
National Rail – UK railway stations
  • Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Canley from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

It is situated on the edge of Coventry Business Park, to the west of the Earlsdon area of Coventry, and close to the University of Warwick. It has two platforms, a small booking office and waiting room.

History

The station was opened on 30 September 1940 and was originally known as Canley Halt, the 'Halt' suffix was later dropped. It was built primarily to serve the Standard Motor Company works alongside.[2]

There was a railway level crossing adjacent to the station until 2002 (approximately) when the road was closed and a footbridge was built over the railway line. Level crossings at Berkswell railway station and Tile Hill railway station were removed in 2004 (approximate date) to upgrade the line for more high speed trains.

Services

Canley is served by two trains per hour each way, to Birmingham New Street northbound and to London Euston via Northampton southbound. On Sundays there is an hourly service each way between Birmingham New Street and Euston via Northampton.[3]

Canley railway station (from the car park)
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Coventry   West Midlands Railway
Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line		   Tile Hill
  London Northwestern Railway
London-Birmingham		  

References
  1. AA Street by Street. Coventry Rugby (2nd edition (May 2003) ed.). AA Publishing. p. 38. ISBN 0-7495-3973-9.
  2. "Canley Halt". Warwickshire Railways. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  3. GB eNRT December 2015 Edition, Table 68


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