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| Stratford-upon-Avon | |
| Stratford-upon-Avon | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Place | Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire |
| Local authority | Stratford-on-Avon |
| Grid reference | Template:Gbmapscaled |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SAV |
| Managed by | London Midland |
| Platforms in use | 3 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail | |
| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2002/03 * | Template:Spaces 0.479 million |
| 2004/05 * | increase 0.527 million |
| 2005/06 * | decrease 0.493 million |
| 2006/07 * | increase 0.534 million |
| 2007/08 * | decrease 0.493 million |
| 2008/09 * | increase 0.636 million |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
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| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Stratford-upon-Avon from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |
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Stratford-upon-Avon railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, England. The station is operated by London Midland. Train services are provided by London Midland and Chiltern Railways.
Stratford-upon-Avon was once a through station on the Great Western Railway main line from Birmingham Snow Hill to Cheltenham, but has been the terminus of the line since 1976.
Two railway lines terminate at Stratford; the Birmingham-Stratford Line and the Leamington-Stratford Line, which allows direct services to London.
A new Stratford Parkway railway station north of the town, next to the A46 road was opened on 19 May 2013. It is intended to ease congestion, as passengers from outside Stratford will no longer need to drive into the town to catch a train. Rail services between Birmingham and Stratford will be increased from hourly to half hourly in conjunction with the opening of the new parkway station.[1][2]
Services[]
The typical off-peak service is as follows:
- 1 train per hour to Birmingham Snow Hill, continuing to Stourbridge Junction, with a few trains continuing to Worcester Shrub Hill, Worcester Foregate Street or Great Malvern - operated by London Midland
- 1 train per two hours to Leamington Spa via Warwick, most of which continue semi-fast to London Marylebone - operated by Chiltern Railways
A steam service to Birmingham operated by Vintage Trains operates on summer Sundays.
Former services[]
A 1911 Railway Clearing House map of railways in the area of Stratford-upon-Avon.
Thames Trains used to run a peak hour service between London Paddington and Stratford-upon-Avon via Ealing Broadway, Slough, Reading Central, Didcot, Oxford, Banbury, Leamington Spa, Hatton and Wilmcote. A few trains called at Bearley and Claverdon on weekdays. When First Great Western took over the franchise these services were withdrawn beyond Banbury, and were replaced with a shuttle between Leamington Spa and Stratford via, Warwick and Hatton. In 2004 Chiltern Railways took over this service.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stratford Parkway | London Midland Birmingham-Stratford Line |
Terminus | ||
| Stratford Parkway | Chiltern Railways Leamington – Stratford upon Avon |
Terminus | ||
| Henley-in-Arden | Vintage Trains The Shakespeare Express July–September |
Terminus | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Hatton | {{{route1}}} | Terminus | ||
| Wilmcote | {{{route2}}} | |||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Wilmcote | Great Western Railway Honeybourne Line |
Stratford upon Avon Racecourse Platform | ||
| Terminus | style="background:#Template:SMJ colour; border-top:solid 1px gray; " | | SMJR East and West Junction Railway |
style="background:#Template:SMJ colour;border-top:solid 1px gray; " | | Stratford-upon-Avon (Old Town) Template:Future Heritage Rail Insert |
| Terminus | style="background:#Template:Heritage rail colour; border-top:solid 1px gray; " | | Honeybourne Line | style="background:#Template:Heritage rail colour;border-top:solid 1px gray; " | | Stratford upon Avon Racecourse Line and station closed |
References[]
- ↑ New £7m Stratford Parkway railway station opens. BBC News, Coventry & Warwickshire. Retrieved on 7 June 2013.
- ↑ Stratford Parkway. Warwickshire County Council. Retrieved on 7 June 2013.
External links[]
Template:Warwickshire railway stations