Earlswood railway station (West Midlands) explained

Earlswood
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:rail
Borough:Earlswood, Solihull
Country:England
Coordinates:52.3667°N -1.8614°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Manager:West Midlands Trains
Platforms:2
Code:EWD
Zone:5
Classification:DfT category F2
Transit Authority:Transport for West Midlands
Opened:1908
Footnotes:Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:13

Earlswood railway station is located on the western fringe of the village of Earlswood on the West Midlands/Warwickshire border in England. The platforms straddle the county border, with the approach road on the West Midlands side. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by West Midlands Trains.

Originally opened as Earlswood Lakes in mid-1908, the station was renamed Earlswood on 6 May 1974[1] despite being located next to the settlement of Foreshaw Heath and The Lakes railway station being located closer to Earlswood village.

Services

The station is served by hourly trains in each direction, westbound to via and southbound to . Evening services continue to or terminate at Snow Hill or . On Sundays, services towards Kidderminster continue to .[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. J.N. . Slater . July 1974 . Notes and News: Stations renamed by LMR . . 120 . 879 . IPC Transport Press Ltd . London . 0033-8923 . 363 .
  2. Web site: Train timetables and schedules Earlswood (West Midlands) [EWD]]. West Midlands Railway.
  3. Web site: Train times Snow Hill Lines - Worcester to Birmingham Snow Hill, Solihull and Stratford upon Avon 21 May until 9 December 2023. West Midlands Railway.