Shenstone railway station

Railway station in Staffordshire, England

52°38′20″N 1°50′38″W / 52.639°N 1.844°W / 52.639; -1.844Grid referenceSK106046Managed byWest Midlands RailwayPlatforms2Other informationStation codeSENClassificationDfT category EHistoryOpened1884Key dates1964Closed to goodsPassengers2018/19Decrease 0.175 million2019/20Increase 0.179 million2020/21Decrease 61,5702021/22Increase 91,7822022/23Increase 129,780 LocationMapNotes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.

History

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

Services

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

References

  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.

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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