Rugeley Trent Valley railway station
Rugeley Trent Valley  | |
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The station in 2012, looking north. | |
| Location | |
| Place | Colton |
| Local authority | District of Lichfield |
| Grid reference | SK048191 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | RGL |
| Managed by | London Midland |
| Number of platforms | 3 |
| DfT category | F1 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2010/11 |
 76,790 |
| 2011/12 |
113,994 |
| 2012/13 |
117,302 |
| 2013/14 |
134,396 |
| 2014/15 |
146,592 |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 15 September 1847 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Rugeley Trent Valley from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Rugeley Trent Valley is a railway station located on the outskirts of Rugeley in Staffordshire, England. It is one of two stations in Rugeley, the other being Rugeley Town. London Midland operates the station, and all trains serving it; a passenger-operated self-service ticket machine has been placed at the station entrance (which is on the southbound (Rugby-bound) platform).
It is a minor station on the Trent Valley section of the West Coast Main Line. It is also the junction with the Chase Line from Birmingham and Walsall.
History
On 25 May 1998 the Chase Line was extended back into Rugeley Trent Valley from Birmingham New Street after the line closed in 1965.
The station was the location of The Queen's naming of Class 67 locomotive No. 67029 Royal Diamond, marking her diamond wedding anniversary with Prince Phillip, on 12 October 2007.
Layout
Rugeley Trent Valley has three platforms with Platform 3 located at the main entrance and Platforms 1 and 2 located on an island platform. Platform 1 is bi-directional which is used for terminating services from Birmingham New Street where as Platform 2 is used for northbound services to Crewe while Platform 3 is used for southbound services to London Euston. Between Platforms 2 and 3 there are two fast lines for non-stop services. All platforms are electrified however platform 1 is only electrified for a short distance outside the station at present (though this will change when the Chase Line is electrified in the next few years).
Rugeley Trent valley is unstaffed but does have a ticket machine and a PERTIS machine at the entrance.
Services
Rugeley Trent Valley is managed by London Midland who operate all the train services.
Chase Line
The station is served by a local service to/from Walsall and Birmingham on the Chase Line which run half hourly during peak times and hourly during off peak times on Weekdays, half hourly on Saturdays and hourly on Sundays.[1] These services used to be extended to terminate at Stafford, but as of the December 2008 timetable changes these services have all been cut back to terminate at Rugeley Trent Valley.
West Coast Main Line
London Midland operate an hourly service, southbound to London Euston and northbound Crewe via Stafford and Stoke-on-Trent.[2]
Virgin Trains services between London Euston - North West England do not call at Rugeley Trent Valley. This is due to the low passenger numbers compared to other Trent Valley stations. The platforms are not long enough to accommodate Class 390s which Virgin Trains operate.
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rugeley Trent Valley railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Rugeley Trent Valley railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail |
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| Terminus | London Midland | |||
| London Midland London-Crewe | ||||
Coordinates: 52°46′12″N 1°55′48″W / 52.770°N 1.930°W