Berkswell railway station

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Berkswell
Location
Place Balsall Common
Local authority Solihull
Grid reference SP24377765
Operations
Station code BKW
Managed by London Midland
Platforms in use 2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2004/05 * 99,071
2005/06 * 108,335
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE West Midlands
Zone 5
National Rail - UK railway stations

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z  
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Berkswell from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Berkswell railway station, in the West Midlands of England, takes its name from the nearby village of Berkswell, but it is actually located much closer to the larger village of Balsall Common. It is situated on the West Coast Main Line between Coventry and Birmingham. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by London Midland. There are small lakes and a river on the Eastern side of the railway station.

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[edit] History

In 2004, as part of a plan to upgrade the line to carry more high speed trains, the level crossing which was situated to the east of the station, was removed and two small low parallel tunnels were built under the railway; one tunnel for road traffic and the other for pedestrians. The road tunnel being too narrow for two-way traffic is controlled by traffic lights. The level crossings at the Tile Hill railway station and the Canley railway station were also removed in the upgrade.

Berkswell was once the junction with a line that ran to Kenilworth, which has now been closed. The trackbed of this line is gradually being converted into a "Greenway" for walking, cycling, and horse riding.

[edit] Services

On Mondays to Saturdays, Berkswell is served by two trains an hour between Birmingham New Street and Coventry, one of which continues to Northampton. On Sundays, there is an hourly service between Birmingham New Street and Coventry.

  Preceding station     National Rail     Following station  
Tile Hill   London Midland
Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line		   Hampton-in-Arden

[edit] Gallery

The two tunnels under the railway line

View from the platform bridge

View from platform two

Train leaving the station and passing over the road bridge

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