Wilmcote railway station

Wilmcote railway station serves the village of Wilmcote, about Template:Convert north of Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, England. The station is run by West Midlands Trains. It is served by both West Midlands Railway and Chiltern Railways trains.

History

The original single platform Wilmcote station opened in October 1860, on the Stratford-upon-Avon Railway's branch line from Hatton to Stratford.

The station was rebuilt slightly south of the original with two platforms in 1907, when the Great Western Railway doubled and upgraded this part of the branch line to main line standards, in order to incorporate it into the North Warwickshire Line, which created a new main line route between Birmingham and Cheltenham Spa.

Facilities

Wilmcote station is unstaffed. Tickets must be purchased from the senior conductor or train manager on the train.

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Services

West Midlands Railway

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Chiltern Railways

Wilmcote is also served by approximately one train every 2 hours, to Template:Rws via Template:Rws and Template:Rws along the Leamington-Stratford line and to Template:Rws. On weekdays, during the afternoon peak, in order to run additional services some trains start/terminate at Template:Rws or Template:Rws where connections are available for Template:Rws and onwards to Template:Rws. Some services extend to Template:Rws or Template:Rws. Some Chiltern Railways services do not call here and run non stop between Template:Rws and Template:Rws or Template:Rws

Sunday services only run from 09:40 with the final departure at 20:43.

Incidents

On 24 March 1922, four track workers were killed after being hit by a light engine just south of the station. They were buried side-by-side in St Andrew's churchyard, Wilmcote, with a single headstone, which is extant, and individual grave marker stones. The incident became the subject of an in-depth academic study by the Railway Work, Life and Death project at Portsmouth University, leading up to its centenary. Edward Booker, the son of one of the victims, later served as Wilmcote's stationmaster. A commemorative event was held at the station, on the day of the centenary.

External links

• Train times and station information for Wilmcote railway station from National Rail
• Historical photographs at www.warwickshirerailways.com
• Route of the North Warwickshire Line
• Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Wilmcote station

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