Earlswood (West Midlands) railway station

Earlswood (West Midlands) National Rail
Location
Place Earlswood
Local authority Solihull
Coordinates 52°22′00″N 1°51′41″W / 52.3667°N 1.8614°WCoordinates: 52°22′00″N 1°51′41″W / 52.3667°N 1.8614°W
Grid reference SP095742
Operations
Station code EWD
Managed by London Midland
Number of platforms 2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
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Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05 Decrease 32,572
2005/06 Increase 35,674
2006/07 Increase 38,421
2007/08 Decrease 32,432
2008/09 Decrease 32,196
2009/10 Increase 35,578
2010/11 Decrease 32,372
2011/12 Increase 36,686
2012/13 Decrease 31,768
2013/14 Increase 36,516
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE West Midlands
Zone 5
History
Key dates Opened 1908
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Earlswood (West Midlands) from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Earlswood railway station serves the village of Earlswood on the West Midlands/Warwickshire border in England. The platforms straddle the county border, with the approach road on the West Midlands side. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by London Midland.

Originally opened as Earlswood Lakes in mid-1908, the station was renamed Earlswood on 6 May 1974.[1]

Services

The station is served by hourly trains in each direction between Birmingham Snow Hill and Stratford-upon-Avon, most Birmingham services continue to Stourbridge Junction.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Slater, J.N., ed. (July 1974). "Notes and News: Stations renamed by LMR". Railway Magazine (London: IPC Transport Press Ltd) 120 (879): 363. ISSN 0033-8923.

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Preceding station National Rail Following station
Wythall   London Midland
North Warwickshire Line		   The Lakes