Coventry railway station

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Coventry
Location
Place	Coventry
Local authority	City of Coventry
Operations
Station code	COV
Managed by	Virgin Trains
Platforms in use	4
Annual entry/exit 04/05	2.359 million **
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	West Midlands
Zone	5
History
1838 1960	Opened Rebuilt
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** based on sales of tickets in 2004/05 financial year which end or originate at Coventry. Disclaimer (PDF)

Coventry railway station, just outside the centre of the city of Coventry, lies on the Birmingham loop of the West Coast Main Line, and forms a junction where lines to Nuneaton, and to Oxford, Reading and the south coast, join the southbound WCML towards London.

[edit] History

The original station was built in 1838 as part of the London and Birmingham Railway and within two years it was rebuilt a few hundred feet nearer to Rugby. The station saw a number of modifications and extensions over the years which meant that when it was finally demolished in 1960 parts dated back 120 years. The present station of four platforms was constructed in the 1960s and is now a Grade-II listed building.

[edit] Services

The station is served by Virgin Trains and Central Trains. In the past, it has also been served by Silverlink, but these routes were transferred to Central Trains in 2004.

[edit] External links

• Coventry Old Station at warwickshirerailways.com
• Train times and station information for Coventry railway station from National Rail
• Street map and aerial photo of Coventry railway station from Multimap.com

• Photographs of Coventry station at warwickshirerailways.com

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Rugby		Virgin Trains West Coast Main Line (Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford)		Birmingham International
Leamington Spa		Virgin Trains Bournemouth-Edinburgh		Birmingham International
Rugby		Central Trains Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line		Canley
Terminus		Central Trains Coventry-Nuneaton		Bedworth

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