Polesworth railway station
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Polesworth railway station serves the town of Polesworth in Warwickshire, England. It is situated on the Trent Valley section of the West Coast Main Line.
[edit] History
Polesworth station was opened with the line in 1847 by the London and North-Western Railway.
In recent years the station has been gradually been run down. In the 1980’s the station had 6 northbound and 6 southbound train per day running mainly between Rugby and Stafford. A few trains terminated at Nuneaton and Lichfield. Train services were operated using the British Rail Class 304 Electric Multiple Units, which have long since disappeared.
With the re-opening of the Coventry to Nuneaton Line in 1987, services terminated at Coventry instead of Rugby. Train services were operated using the British Rail Class 153 Diesel units, yet these trains suffered from a low top speed and relatively poor acceleration on what is a very busy route.
In 2005, Polesworth received no train services due to the modernisation of the West Coast Main Line. Scheduled trains were replaced by a bus service contracted to Central Trains. The footbridge to the up platform was removed by contractors and has not been replaced (as a result of the cost being unjustified), leading to the unenviable state of affairs where the station currently only receives one Northbound service per day, with all other services being operated by rail replacement buses.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Polesworth railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Polesworth railway station from Multimap.com
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| Atherstone | Central Trains West Coast Main Line |
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