Coleshill Parkway railway station
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| Place | Coleshill | ||
| Local authority | North Warwickshire | ||
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| Station code | CEH | ||
| Managed by | London Midland | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
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| Key dates | Opened 2007 | ||
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Coleshill Parkway Railway Station is at Hams Hall, serving Coleshill in Warwickshire, England.
Historically two railway stations have borne the name Coleshill, the first was on the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway (later part of the Midland Railway), opened in 1839 and running from Derby to Hampton-in-Arden via Whitacre Heath. However, in 1840 a new line from Whitacre into Birmingham was opened and became the favoured route, and so the Whitacre to Hampton section, including Coleshill, was demoted to a little-used branch line, known as the Stonebridge Railway, being reduced to single track in 1841 and closing to passengers in 1917 as a wartime economy measure. On the Whitacre to Birmingham stretch was a station called Forge Mills; this was renamed Coleshill in 1923 (the original station on the Hampton line, still in use as a freight facility until 1935, was simultaneously renamed Maxstoke), but this second Coleshill station, the former Forge Mills, closed in March 1968.
The new station was originally scheduled to open in March 2007, though construction delays led to the scheme running approximately sixteen weeks behind schedule. However, the station opened on Sunday 19 August 2007.
Two trains an hour operate in each direction, two trains towards Leicester, Cambridge and Stansted Airport and two westbound to Birmingham New Street, as well as a single Voyager service from Reading to Derby. The station is currently operated by London Midland, though only served by CrossCountry trains.
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[edit] Image Gallery
 Welcome to Coleshill Parkway |
 Onlookers watch the arrival of 170514 |
 170514 stands at Coleshill Parkway prior to departure |
There are a number of facilities on site, these include a 200 space car park and a ticket office. Many signs are in place for local access to the station.
The station incorporates a bus interchange providing four per hour direct Tamworth - Coleshill - Birmingham International Airport fast bus connections taking around fifteen minutes to the airport.
Tickets for the bus to the airport can be baught from any rail retailer, be aware tickets to Birmingham International can be routed via New Street or the bus, although the same price these are not interchangeable. The bus connection is often quicker if travelling from the east (Leicester).
[edit] References
- "Bridges in place for new station", BBC, 2006-11-15. Retrieved on 2007-04-10.
- "Coleshill Parkway Opens 19th August 2007", Warwickshire County Council, 2007-03-29. Retrieved on 2007-04-17.
[edit] Services
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Birmingham New Street | CrossCountry Birmingham - Stansted Airport |
Nuneaton | ||
| Water Orton or Birmingham New Street |
CrossCountry Birmingham - Leicester |
Nuneaton | ||
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Coleshill Parkway railway station from National Rail
- Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Coleshill Parkway railway station
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