Wilnecote railway station
Wilnecote  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Wilnecote |
| Local authority | Tamworth |
| Grid reference | SK217014 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | WNE |
| Managed by | London Midland |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 |
 28,151 |
| 2005/06 |
36,907 |
| 2006/07 |
37,286 |
| 2007/08 |
46,800 |
| 2008/09 |
55,974 |
| 2009/10 |
56,074 |
| 2010/11 |
69,298 |
| 2011/12 |
72,504 |
| 2012/13 |
73,484 |
| 2013/14 |
90,858 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * 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. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
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 the hourly CrossCountry service between Birmingham New Street and Nottingham with the majority of the Northbound services coming from Cardiff Central. London Midland manage the station but do not provide any train services there.
References
- ↑ Pixton, B., (2005) Birmingham-Derby: Portrait of a Famous Route, Runpast Publishing
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wilnecote railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Wilnecote railway station from National Rail
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Coordinates: 52°36′40″N 1°40′44″W / 52.611°N 1.679°W