Henley-in-Arden railway station
Henley-in-Arden  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Henley-in-Arden |
| Local authority | Stratford-on-Avon |
| Grid reference | SP148659 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | HNL |
| Managed by | London Midland |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 |
 74,930 |
| 2005/06 |
 74,566 |
| 2006/07 |
65,553 |
| 2007/08 |
64,056 |
| 2008/09 |
98,912 |
| 2009/10 |
95,380 |
| 2010/11 |
94,506 |
| 2011/12 |
108,952 |
| 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 estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Henley-in-Arden from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Henley-in-Arden is a railway station on the Birmingham to Stratford Line, serving the small Warwickshire town of Henley-in-Arden.
Services
The station is served by hourly local trains in each direction, between Birmingham Snow Hill and Stratford-upon Avon, run by London Midland. On Saturdays the service runs half-hourly. The station is unstaffed.
History
First station and branch line
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The first railway station at Henley was opened to passengers on 6 June 1894 (goods 2 July 1894) at the end of a short branch line, 3 miles 7 chains (5.0 km) in length, running from Rowington Junction, near Lapworth (then known as Kingswood) on the Great Western Railway (GWR) main line from London to Birmingham. Construction of the branch line began in 1860, but was not finished because of a lack of funding. Construction began again in the 1890s by a new company, the Birmingham and Henley in Arden Railway, and completed in June 1894. The branch came under the control of the GWR in 1900.[1][2]
On 9 December 1907 the North Warwickshire Line was opened for goods traffic; it opened to passengers on 1 July 1908. This connected Henley with a new station, and made the branch line superfluous. A short spur, 32 chains (640 m) in length, was constructed to allow branch line trains to enter the new station, but the old one continued to be used for goods. The branch continued in operation until 1915, when it was closed as a wartime economy measure, and its tracks were taken up to be used for the First World War war effort. Official closure of the 2 miles 59 chains (4.4 km) between Rowington Junction and the old station took place on 1 January 1917. The short spur to the old station continued to be used for goods until December 1962.[1][3]
Current station
The current station was opened in 1908 with the North Warwickshire Line, which then was an important main line connecting Birmingham with Cheltenham via Stratford-upon-Avon. The new station was one of the most prestigious on the new line, and was provided with three platforms. One of which was for trains terminating from Birmingham, and for a short period, trains terminating from the old branch line, until it closed.[4]
The station today is unstaffed, and only two of the three original platforms are in use. The original station building and canopy is still extant on one platform, but is now boarded up.[5]
The original footbridge at the station has since been dismantled (and replaced by a modern lift-equipped footbridge), it has been donated to the preserved Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway for its extension to Broadway railway station.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Henley-in-Arden - Original Station". Warwickshire Railways. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ↑ MacDermot, E.T. (1931). History of the Great Western Railway, vol. II: 1863-1921. Paddington: Great Western Railway. pp. 401, 607. OCLC 55853736.
- ↑ MacDermot 1931, pp. 441–2, 611, 613
- ↑ "Henley in Arden - North Warwickshire Railway". Warwickshire Railways.com. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
- ↑ "Henley-in-Arden Station 1908 - Present". Rail around Birmingham. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ↑ "Henley-in-Arden station's weather delayed improvements begin". BBC News. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Henley-in-Arden railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Henley-in-Arden railway station from National Rail
- Henley-in-Arden Gateway Website
- Warwickshire's Railways: Historical photographs of Henley in Arden station
- Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Henley-in-Arden station
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Danzey | London Midland Birmingham-Stratford Line |
Wootton Wawen | ||
| Tyseley | Vintage Trains The Shakespeare Express July–September |
Stratford-upon-Avon | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Lapworth Line closed, station open |
Great Western Railway Birmingham and Henley in Arden Railway |
Terminus | ||
Coordinates: 52°17′28″N 1°47′02″W / 52.291°N 1.784°W