Warwick railway station serves the market town of Warwick in Warwickshire, England. The station is served by Chiltern Railways (who manage the station), and also less frequently by West Midlands Trains. It is located around half a mile north of the town centre.
Warwick  | |||||
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 Warwick station in 2022, looking west towards Birmingham. | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Warwick, District of Warwick England | ||||
| Coordinates | 52°17′11″N 1°34′55″W / 52.2865°N 1.5819°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SP286654 | ||||
| Managed by | Chiltern Railways | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | WRW | ||||
| Classification | DfT category D | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1852 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  0.632 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 0.148 million | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.404 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.482 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.516 million | ||||
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Warwick is also served by Warwick Parkway railway station on the town's outskirts, which opened in 2000.
History
editWarwick station was opened on 1 October 1852[1] by the Great Western Railway on their main line between London, Oxford and Birmingham. The station's platforms were extended in length in 1892.[1][2]
The station formerly had an additional bay platform on the western side, which in steam days was often used to hold the bank engine used to assist heavy goods trains up Hatton Bank towards Birmingham.[3] It was extended in May 1911, converted to a loop in June 1944 and shut down on 26 November 1967.[4]
The original buildings on the 'up' (London bound) platform were demolished in 1964.[5]
Platforms and facilities
editThe main station building is on the Birmingham bound Platform 1, a subway links this to the London bound Platform 2, which has only a basic shelter.[6]
The station is equipped with real-time electronic information departure boards, A staffed ticket office is open for part of the day; there is also a self-service ticket machine located outside the station building, which is on the northbound platform. There is an indoor waiting room by Platform 1 and two outside waiting shelters, one on each platform. There was a 'Permit-to-Travel' machine on the northbound platform but was removed in 2016.[7] In 2012 a cafe selling drinks and snacks opened on Platform, but has since closed.[8] Although car parking is available at the station it is limited and there is a charge for it. A local taxi company called Castle Cabs shares the main station building with Chiltern Railways.[7] The station underwent a light refurbishment in 2022 including repainting and the replacement of signage to correspond with Chilterns' new branding.
The station will receive lift instalment works in 2023 to fit with the governments Access For All scheme.[9] Work was delayed however when the foundations of the existing station were found to be built on the original 1850s station so new plans had to be drawn up.[2][1]
Services
editMost trains calling here are Chiltern Railways trains between London Marylebone and Birmingham Moor Street (mostly half hourly) or Leamington Spa & either Stratford-upon-Avon or Birmingham Snow Hill (both two-hourly). At peak times, these are augmented by a few West Midlands Trains services between Leamington Spa and Stourbridge Junction/Kidderminster or Worcester Shrub Hill.[10] Chiltern also run a limited weekday/weekend through service between Marylebone & Stourbridge Junction that stops here. Most services are operated with Class 165 or Class 168 DMUs or Class 68 locomotives hauling Mark 3 carriages. West Midlands Railway use 172s and occasional 196s for peak time services.
Gallery
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Front of the station, taken from the main station approach -
The main station building, taken from Platform 2 -
The waiting facilities on Platform 2 -
Warwick Station ticket office -
Class 165 on platform 1 bound for Birmingham Moor Street railway station. -
British Rail Class 168 seen on platform 2 departing to Marylebone station.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Warwick rail station upgrade paused as Victorian foundations found". 5 August 2023 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ a b Smith, Kirstie (11 August 2023). "Unexpected Discovery Below Rail Station". Leamington Courier. Warwickshire World. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Warwick Station". Warwickshire Railways. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ "Warwick Station". warwickshirerailways.com.
- ^ "Warwick Station: gwrw2197". Warwickshire Railways. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ "Warwick Station 1852 - Present". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Warwick station plan". Network Rail. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ "Morning Sunshine Coffee Ltd Food Hygiene rating from Warwick District Council on Scores On The Doors". Scores On The Doors.
- ^ "Learn more about Warwick station lift upgrades starting next year". Network Rail. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ Table 71 National Rail timetable, May 2016
External links
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- Train times and station information for Warwick railway station from National Rail
- Photographs of Warwick railway station from Warwickshire Railways
- Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Warwick station
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Warwick Parkway | Chiltern Railways London to Birmingham |
Leamington Spa | ||
| Chiltern Railways Chiltern Main Line fast services |
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| Chiltern Railways Leamington Spa to Stratford-upon-Avon |
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| Warwick Parkway Limited Service |
West Midlands Railway Leamington-Worcester |
Leamington Spa Limited Service | ||