Wootton Wawen railway station

Wootton Wawen
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General information
Location	Stratford-on-Avon
Managed by	West Midlands Trains
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	WWW
History
Opened	1908

Wootton Wawen railway station serves the village of Wootton Wawen in Warwickshire, England. It is served by trains between Birmingham and Stratford-upon-Avon.

The station was renamed from Wootton Wawen Platform to Wootton Wawen on 6 May 1974.^[1] Under British Rail, the station was threatened with closure in 1985 (along with the line between Henley-in-Arden and Bearley Junction).^[2] The plans were dropped in 1987 and the line remains open.

Services

The service in each direction between Birmingham Snow Hill and Stratford-Upon-Avon runs hourly every day including Sunday (with most northbound trains running through to Stourbridge Junction). It is a request stop: passengers wishing to board a train here must signal to the driver; those wishing to alight must inform the train conductor.

A normal service operates on most Bank holidays.

References

^ Slater, J.N., ed. (July 1974). "Notes and News: Stations renamed by LMR". Railway Magazine. 120 (879). London: IPC Transport Press Ltd: 363. ISSN 0033-8923.
^ "The Railway - Wootton Wawen (1986)"BBC Domesday Reloaded

External links

Train times and station information for Wootton Wawen railway station from National Rail
Historical photographs at www.warwickshirerailways.com
Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Wootton Wawen station

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Henley-in-Arden		West Midlands Railway North Warwickshire Line		Wilmcote

52°15′58″N 1°47′06″W / 52.266°N 1.785°W / 52.266; -1.785

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[1] Slater, J.N., ed. (July 1974). "Notes and News: Stations renamed by LMR". Railway Magazine. 120 (879). London: IPC Transport Press Ltd: 363. ISSN 0033-8923.

[2] "The Railway - Wootton Wawen (1986)"BBC Domesday Reloaded

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