Stratford-upon-Avon railway station

Stratford-upon-Avon railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, England. It was once a through station on the Great Western Railway route from Birmingham to Cheltenham, but has been the terminus of the line since 1976.

There are plans for a new station north of the town, adjacent to the A46 road. It will be called Stratford Parkway railway station and will ease congestion, as people will no longer need to drive into central Stratford to catch the train.

Services

The station is served by two TOCs - London Midland (who also manage the station) and Chiltern Railways. Typical off-peak service is as follows:

• 1tph to Stourbridge Junction via Birmingham Snow Hill, with most trains continuing to Worcester Shrub Hill, Worcester Foregate Street or Great Malvern - operated by London Midland
• 1tp2h to Leamington Spa via Warwick, some of which continue to London Marylebone - operated by Chiltern Railways

Former services

Thames Trains used to run a peak time service from Paddington to Stratford-upon-Avon, via Ealing Broadway, Slough, Reading, Didcot, Oxford, Banbury, Leamington Spa, Hatton and Wilmcote. Trains occasionally called at Bearley and Claverdon on weekdays. When First Great Western took over the franchise, these services were withdrawn beyond Banbury, to be replaced with a shuttle between Leamington Spa, Warwick, Hatton and Stratford, which was itself replaced in 2004 by Chiltern Railways, who now run the service.

External links

• Stratford Upon Avon railway station website
• History and photographs at www.warwickshirerailways.com