Landywood railway station

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Landywood

Landywood railway station in 2008

Location

Place

Landywood

Local authority

South Staffordshire

Operations

Station code

LAW

Managed by

London Midland

Platforms in use

Live departures and station information from National Rail

Annual Rail Passenger Usage

2004/05 *

45,102

History

Key dates

Opened 1989

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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Landywood from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.

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Landywood railway station is situated in the village of Landywood in Staffordshire, England. As well as Landywood, the station also serves the adjacent villages of Cheslyn Hay and Great Wyrley (The former Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay railway station closed in the 1960s).

The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by London Midland.

[edit] History

The station opened in 1989, as part of the first stage of the reopening of the Chase Line from Walsall to Hednesford to passenger trains. The area was previously served by a station further north at Great Wyrley, but this was closed during the Beeching Axe of the 1960s.

[edit] Services

Typically, Landywood is served by one train per hour in each direction between Birmingham New Street and Stafford. At peak times on weekdays, there are additional trains between Birmingham New Street and Hednesford or Rugeley Town.