Witton railway station
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The station sits above Witton Road, the A4040 Outer Ring Road, as the railway line here is on an embankment. It is the closest station to Villa Park, home of Aston Villa F.C. and is advertised as the station 'for Villa Park' on station signage. During Randy Lerner's ownership of Aston Villa, there had been discussions on changing the name of Witton station to Villa Park, as is the case with West Bromwich Albion's local station, The Hawthorns. Aston Villa's former CEO, Bruce Langham, said that the former West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive (Centro) were amenable to the idea as long as it is done at the expense of the club. No action has yet been taken.[3]
Facilities
The station is no longer staffed, its ticket office having been closed by London Midland in 2013.[4] Tickets must now be purchased in advance, or from a self-service ticket machine on platform 2, or on the train. Waiting accommodation is provided in the brick buildings on both platforms, whilst train running information is given via timetable posters, CIS screens, help points and automatic announcements. Step-free access to both platforms is available via ramps from street level.[5]
Services
Witton is served by trains between Wolverhampton and Template:Rws via Template:Rws, operating every 30 minutes Monday-Saturday daytimes and every 60 minutes on Sundays.[6][7][8] These services are operated by Template:Brc Electric multiple units. Extra services are run before and after matches or events at Villa Park on matchdays and event days with services northbound to Template:Rws and shuttles to/from Template:Rws.
| Preceding station | National Rail National Rail | Following station | ||
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| West Midlands Railway | ||||
| Template:Rws or Template:Rws | style="background:#Template:WMT colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | West Midlands Railway Rugeley – Walsall – Birmingham Limited service |
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| Terminus | style="background:#Template:WMT colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | West Midlands Railway Witton – Birmingham New Street shuttles Matchdays and event days only |
style="background:#Template:WMT colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Template:Rws |
References
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- ↑ "Ticket office closures could be first of manyCampaign for Better Transport article 17 September 2012; Retrieved 9 June 2017
- ↑ Witton (West Midlands) station facilities National Rail Enquiries
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External links
- Train times and station information for Witton railway station from National Rail
- Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Witton railway station
- Railways of Warwickshire entry
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- Railway stations in Birmingham, West Midlands
- DfT Category E stations
- Former London and North Western Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1876
- Railway stations served by West Midlands Trains