Wilnecote railway station

Wilnecote railway station is a small unmanned station serving Wilnecote 1.5 miles (2 km) south of Tamworth town centre in Staffordshire, England. The station is situated beneath a bridge which carries the former A5 Watling Street.

Wilnecote
LocationWilnecote, Tamworth
England
Grid referenceSK217014
Managed byWest Midlands Trains
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeWNE
ClassificationDfT category F2
Passengers
2015/16 102,584
2016/17 111,610
2017/18 115,680
2018/19 124,596
2019/20 117,166
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

It was opened in 1842 by the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway as Wilnecote and Fazeley, the name being shortened in 1904.[1]

Services

Wilnecote is served by the hourly CrossCountry service between Birmingham New Street and Nottingham with the majority of the Northbound services coming from Cardiff Central.[2] West Midlands Trains manage the station but do not provide any train services there.

References

  1. Pixton, B., (2005) Birmingham-Derby: Portrait of a Famous Route, Runpast Publishing
  2. Table 57 National Rail timetable, May 2016
Preceding station National Rail Following station
CrossCountry


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