Shirley railway station

Shirley
Shirley railway station in 2005
Location
Place	Shirley
Local authority	Solihull
Coordinates	52.403°N 1.845°W / 52.403; -1.845
Operations
Station code	SRL
Managed by	London Midland
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	163,883
2005/06 *	163,364
2006/07 *	172,739
2007/08 *	163,997
2008/09 *	0.369 million
2009/10 *	0.366 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	West Midlands
Zone	4
History
Opened 1908 (1908)
National Rail - UK railway stations
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Shirley from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.

Shirley railway station serves Shirley area of Solihull in the West Midlands of England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by London Midland.

History

The station was built in 1908, complete with small goods yard with goods shed. However, this has since been removed (though a siding still exists) and the site taken over by E H Smith. The 1907 built signalbox that stood on the Stratford-upon-Avon bound platform was demolished at the end of 2010 despite a local campaign to see its retention. Some of the contents, particularly the 3 bar horizontal locking lever frame, has been retrieved for reuse by the heritage railway movement.

Services

During Monday to Saturday daytimes, northbound trains operate every 20 minutes via Birmingham Moor Street and Birmingham Snow Hill to Stourbridge Junction, with some trains continuing onward to Kidderminster and Worcester. Southbound trains also operate every 20 minutes - there are two trains per hour to Whitlocks End only, and one train per hour which continues to Stratford-upon-Avon. On Sundays, there is an hourly train between Worcester, Birmingham, Shirley and Stratford-upon-Avon.

External links

• Train times and station information for Shirley railway station from National Rail
• Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Shirley railway station
• Railways of Warwickshire entry

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Yardley Wood		London Midland Birmingham-Stratford Line		Whitlocks End