Shenstone railway station

Shenstone railway station is a railway station on Station Road, in the village of Shenstone, in Staffordshire, England. It is situated on the Cross-City Line between Bromsgrove/Redditch and Lichfield via Birmingham.

Shenstone
National Rail
Shenstone station pictured in August 2024
General information
LocationShenstone, Staffordshire
England
Coordinates52°38′20″N 1°50′38″W / 52.639°N 1.844°W / 52.639; -1.844
Grid referenceSK106046
Managed byWest Midlands Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeSEN
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Opened1884
Key dates
1964Closed to goods
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 0.175 million
2019/20Increase 0.179 million
2020/21Decrease 61,570
2021/22Increase 91,782
2022/23Increase 129,780
Location
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Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

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Shenstone station was opened in 1884, when the London and North Western Railway extended their Birmingham to Sutton Coldfield line northwards to Lichfield.

Services

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The station is served by West Midlands Trains with local Transport for West Midlands branded "Cross-City" services, operated by Class 323 and Class 730 Electric multiple units.[1][2]

The off-peak service pattern is as follows:

Mondays to Saturdays:

Sundays:

  • 2tph northbound to Lichfield Trent Valley.
  • 2tph southbound to Redditch.

Services on Sundays call at all stations between Lichfield T.V. and Redditch.

The average journey time to Lichfield City is around 5 minutes and the average journey time to Birmingham New Street is around 32 minutes.[3][4]

Preceding station   National Rail Following station
Lichfield City   West Midlands Railway
Lichfield – Four Oaks – Birmingham – Bromsgrove/Redditch
Cross-City Line
  Blake Street

References

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  1. ^ "Class 323 fleet". West Midlands Railway.
  2. ^ "Class 730 fleet". West Midlands Railway.
  3. ^ "Train Timetables and Schedules | Shenstone". West Midlands Railway.
  4. ^ "Train Times | The Cross City Line | 30 December 2023 until 1 June 2024". West Midlands Railway.
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