The Lakes railway station

Railway station in Warwickshire, England

52°21′33″N 1°50′41″W / 52.3591°N 1.8448°W / 52.3591; -1.8448Grid referenceSP106734Managed byWest Midlands RailwayPlatforms2Other informationStation codeTLKClassificationDfT category F2HistoryOpened3 June 1935Passengers2018/19Decrease 12,6662019/20Increase 13,0582020/21Decrease 3,1382021/22Increase 9,2982022/23Increase 10,532 LocationMapNotes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The Lakes is a railway station located on the North Warwickshire Line in the north of Stratford-on-Avon District in Warwickshire, England. The nearest settlement is the village of Earlswood.

Opened by the Great Western Railway as The Lakes Halt on 3 June 1935. The station was built to serve the nearby Earlswood Lakes, which were a popular destination for daytrippers. As it was only designed to cater for local traffic, it was built with relatively short platforms, being only 130 feet (40 m) long.[1]

Services

The service in each direction between Birmingham and Stratford runs hourly (including Sundays) with most northbound services running through to Kidderminster. Until the May 2023 timetable change it was a request stop, meaning passengers wishing to board a train here needed to signal their intent to board to the driver; those wishing to alight needing to inform the train conductor.[2] In addition, due to the short length of the platforms, passengers boarding or alighting here must only do so through the front carriage.[3] All services are operated by West Midlands Railway.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "The Lakes Halt". Warwickshire Railways. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  2. ^ "May Timetable Change: Sunday 21 May 2023". West Midlands Railway.
  3. ^ Marshall, Geoff. "Wootton Wawen/Danzey/Wood End/The Lakes request stops". Youtube. Geoff Marshall. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Train timetables and schedules | The Lakes (Warks) [TLK]". West Midlands Railway.
  5. ^ "Train times | Snow Hill Lines - Worcester to Birmingham Snow Hill, Solihull and Stratford upon Avon | 21 May until 9 December 2023". West Midlands Railway.

External links

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  • Train times and station information for The Lakes railway station from National Rail
  • Photographs of The Lakes Halt at www.warwickshirerailways.com
  • Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: The Lakes station
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