The Lakes railway station
The Lakes is a railway station located on the North Warwickshire Line in the north of Stratford-on-Avon District in Warwickshire, England. The nearest settlement is the village of Earlswood.
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| Location | |
| Place | Earlswood |
| Local authority | Stratford-on-Avon |
| Coordinates | 52.3591°N 1.8448°W |
| Grid reference | SP106734 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | TLK |
| Managed by | West Midlands Railway |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
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| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 3 June 1935 |
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Opened by the Great Western Railway as The Lakes Halt on 3 June 1935. The station was built to serve the nearby Earlswood Lakes, which were a popular destination for daytrippers. As it was only designed to cater for local traffic, it was built with relatively short platforms, being only 130 feet (39 metres) long.
Services
The service in each direction between Birmingham and Stratford runs hourly (including Sundays) with most northbound services 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.[1] All services to the station are operated by West Midlands Railway
References
- Table 71 National Rail timetable, May 2016
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Lakes railway station. |
- Train times and station information for The Lakes railway station from National Rail
- Photographs of The Lakes Halt at www.warwickshirerailways.com
- Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: The Lakes station
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| Earlswood | West Midlands Railway North Warwickshire Line |
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