Tamworth railway station

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West Coast Main Line

Principal stations (from south to north) London Euston Watford Junction Milton Keynes Central Rugby (for Birmingham Loop) Nuneaton Tamworth Lichfield Trent Valley Stafford Crewe then Manchester Piccadilly or Liverpool Lime Street Warrington Bank Quay Wigan North Western Preston Lancaster Oxenholme Lake District Penrith North Lakes Carlisle Lockerbie Carstairs Junction then Motherwell and Glasgow Central or Haymarketand Edinburgh Waverley (for East Coast Main Line)

Tamworth railway station (Ordnance Survey grid reference SK213044) serves the Staffordshire town of Tamworth. At its location, the Cross Country Route and the West Coast Main Line (Trent Valley Line section) cross each other, although there is no rail link between the two lines.

There are two levels. The high level (platforms 3 and 4) is on the Cross Country Route served by Central Trains and Virgin Cross Country services. The high level crosses over the low level (platforms 1 and 2), which is situated on the West Coast Main Line.

[edit] External links

• Train times and station information for Tamworth railway station from National Rail
• Map and aerial photo of Tamworth railway station from Multimap.com

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Polesworth		Central Trains West Coast Main Line		Lichfield Trent Valley
Wilnecote		Central Trains Cardiff-Nottingham		Burton upon Trent
Nuneaton		Virgin Trains West Coast Main Line		Lichfield Trent Valley
Birmingham New Street		Virgin Trains Cross-Country Route		Burton upon Trent