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  | |||||
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 Shenstone station pictured in August 2024 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Shenstone, Staffordshire England | ||||
| Coordinates | 52°38′20″N 1°50′38″W / 52.639°N 1.844°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SK106046 | ||||
| Managed by | West Midlands Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | SEN | ||||
| Classification | DfT category E | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1884 | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1964 | Closed to goods | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 |  0.175 million | ||||
| 2019/20 |  0.179 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 61,570 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 91,782 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 129,780 | ||||
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History
editShenstone station was opened in 1884, when the London and North Western Railway extended their Birmingham to Sutton Coldfield line northwards to Lichfield.
Services
editThe 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:
- 2tph northbound to Lichfield Trent Valley via Lichfield City, departing from Platform 1.
- 2tph southbound to Bromsgrove via Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham New Street and University, departing from Platform 2.
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
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Following station | ||
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| Lichfield City | West Midlands Railway Lichfield – Four Oaks – Birmingham – Bromsgrove/Redditch Cross-City Line |
Blake Street | ||
References
edit- ^ "Class 323 fleet". West Midlands Railway.
- ^ "Class 730 fleet". West Midlands Railway.
- ^ "Train Timetables and Schedules | Shenstone". West Midlands Railway.
- ^ "Train Times | The Cross City Line | 30 December 2023 until 1 June 2024". West Midlands Railway.
External links
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- Train times and station information for Shenstone railway station from National Rail
- Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Shenstone station
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