Tile Hill railway station
Tile Hill  | |
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View from the platform looking west. | |
| Location | |
| Place | Tile Hill |
| Local authority | Coventry |
| Coordinates | 52°23′42″N 1°35′49″W / 52.3951°N 1.5970°WCoordinates: 52°23′42″N 1°35′49″W / 52.3951°N 1.5970°W |
| Grid reference | SP275775 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | THL |
| Managed by | London Midland |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | E |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2002/03 | 0.105 million |
| 2004/05 |
 0.102 million |
| 2005/06 |
 0.113 million |
| 2006/07 |
0.131 million |
| 2007/08 |
0.142 million |
| 2008/09 |
0.304 million |
| 2009/10 |
0.328 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.339 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.436 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.450 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.503 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | West Midlands |
| Zone | 5 |
| History | |
| 9 April 1838 | Station opens as Allesley Gate |
| 1 September 1863 | Station renamed Allesley Lane |
| 1 April 1864 | Station renamed Tile Hill |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Tile Hill from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Tile Hill railway station is situated in the west of Tile Hill, Coventry, in the West Midlands of England.[1] The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by London Midland.
History
The station was opened in 1850, and was originally known as Allesley Lane, in 1857 it was renamed Allesley Gate, it assumed its current name of Tile Hill in 1864. The station was located at a point where the railway crossed the road on a level crossing. It originally had staggered platforms, with one platform on one side of the level crossing, and the other on the other side.[2] The station was completely rebuilt when the line was electrified in the 1960s in its present more conventional form.[3]
The level crossing adjacent to the railway station lasted until approximately 2004, when a large bridge was built to carry road traffic over the railway and a footbridge built to connect the station platforms. Level crossings at the Berkswell railway station and the Canley railway station have also been removed to upgrade the line to carry more high speed trains.
In 2009 the railway platform was extended, almost doubling the size. This was also the case for a number of smaller stations on this route.
Historically this has been a busy railway station used by many residents in the surrounding area; however, recently after the sale of the overflow carpark to developers there have been substantial parking issues at the station.
Services
Tile Hill is served by four trains per hour to Birmingham New Street, one to Coventry, three trains per hour to London Euston and one to Northampton.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Canley | London Midland Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line |
Berkswell | ||
References
- ↑ AA Street by Street. Coventry Rugby (2nd (May 2003) ed.). AA Publishing. p. 36. ISBN 0-7495-3973-9.
- ↑ "Tile Hill Station". Warwickshire Railways. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ↑ Warwickshirerailways lnwrth713
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
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