Whitlocks End railway station
Whitlocks End  | |||||
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 Whitlocks End station in 2011 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Whitlock's End,Solihull England | ||||
| Grid reference | SP102771 | ||||
| Managed by | West Midlands Railway | ||||
| Transit authority | Transport for West Midlands | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | WTE | ||||
| Fare zone | 4 | ||||
| Classification | DfT categoryF2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1936 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 |  161,494 | ||||
| 2019/20 | 174,082 | ||||
| 2020/21 |  36,984 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 117,820 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 146,724 | ||||
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Whitlocks End railway stationis a railway station on theNorth Warwickshire Linelocated next to, and named after the hamlet ofWhitlock's Endin theWest MidlandsofEngland.It lies a short distance from several villages:Tidbury Greenand the new village ofDickens Heathin the West Midlands, andMajor's GreenandHollywoodinWorcestershire.The station, and all trains serving it, are operated byWest Midlands Trains.
The station serves as the terminus for many local services on theSnow Hill Linesfrom eitherStourbridge Junction,KidderminsterorWorcester Foregate Street.Of the three hourly services, two terminate/start here, and one continues toStratford-Upon-Avon.
History
[edit]The station was opened by theGreat Western Railwayon 6 June 1936 to cater for the increased housing developments in the area, and was originally calledWhitlocks End Halt,the suffix was dropped on 6 May 1968. The original 1936 station had short and low platforms, this led to it being completely rebuilt in 1999 at a cost of £800,000.[1]
The station formerly had only one train per hour in either direction, this was changed from 1 October 2010, when services which had previously terminated atShirleywere extended to terminate at Whitlocks End, with the opening of a new turnback facility at the station. This was done in order to alleviate traffic congestion at Shirley station, by encouraging commuters to drive to Whitlocks End, which is the next station along the line. This in turn led to the station car park being extended in September 2011 to accommodate increased demand.[2]
The 275-space free station car park is managed byTransport for West Midlands.Network Railhave recently completed a £60,000 improvement scheme that included the doubling of bicycle storage capacity from 12 to 24.
Services
[edit]During Monday to Saturday daytimes:
- 3 trains per hour northbound toBirmingham Moor StreetandBirmingham Snow Hillcontinuing toStourbridge Junction,with some trains continuing onward toKidderminsterandWorcester.
- 1 train per hour southbound toStratford-upon-Avon(two services also terminate here from the Birmingham direction).[3]
On Sundays, there is an hourly service toWorcester Foregate Streetvia Snow Hill and to Stratford-upon-Avon.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Shirley | West Midlands Railway North Warwickshire Line |
Wythall | ||
References
[edit]- ^Bevan, Alan.The Story of The North Warwickshire Line 1908 - 2008.Alard Print & Reprographics Limited.
- ^"Links to Stratford-upon-Avon growing".www.globalrailnews.com.GLOBALRAILNEWS. 7 January 2011.Retrieved20 September2014.
- ^Table 71National Railtimetable, May 2016
External links
[edit]- Train timesandstation informationfor Whitlocks End railway station fromNational Rail
- Entry for this station on Warwickshire railways
- Entry for this station on Rail around Birmingham & West Midlands