Wilnecote railway station
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.
Wilnecote  | |
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| Location | Wilnecote, Tamworth England |
| Grid reference | SK217014 |
| Managed by | West Midlands Trains |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | WNE |
| Classification | DfT category F2 |
| Passengers | |
| 2015/16 |  102,584 |
| 2016/17 | 111,610 |
| 2017/18 | 115,680 |
| 2018/19 | 124,596 |
| 2019/20 |  117,166 |
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Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
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.[2] West Midlands Trains manage the station but do not provide any train services there.
References
- Pixton, B., (2005) Birmingham-Derby: Portrait of a Famous Route, Runpast Publishing
- Table 57 National Rail timetable, May 2016
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
| Preceding station | National Rail |
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