Wilnecote railway station

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Wilnecote National Rail
Location
Place Wilnecote
Local authority Tamworth
Grid reference SK217014
Operations
Station code WNE
Managed by London Midland (Served by CrossCountry only)
Number of platforms 2
Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05 Increase 28,151
2005/06 Increase 36,907
2006/07 Increase 37,286
2007/08 Increase 46,800
2008/09 Increase 55,974
2009/10 Increase 56,074
2010/11 Increase 69,298
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Wilnecote from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Wilnecote railway station is a small unmanned station serving Wilnecote 1.5 miles (2 km) south of Tamworth town centre in Staffordshire, England. The station is situated beneath a bridge which carries the former A5 Watling Street.

It was opened in 1842 by the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway as Wilnecote and Fazeley, the name being shortened in 1904.[1]

Services

Wilnecote is served by CrossCountry services between Birmingham New Street and Nottingham. London Midland manage the station but do not provide any train services there.

References

  1. ↑ Pixton, B., (2005) Birmingham-Derby: Portrait of a Famous Route, Runpast Publishing

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Coordinates: 52°36′40″N 1°40′44″W / 52.611°N 1.679°W / 52.611; -1.679


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