Lapworth railway station

Coordinates: 52°20′31″N 1°43′33″W / 52.3420°N 1.7257°W / 52.3420; -1.7257
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Lapworth
National Rail
Lapworth station platforms.
General information
LocationLapworth, Warwick District
England
Coordinates52°20′31″N 1°43′33″W / 52.3420°N 1.7257°W / 52.3420; -1.7257
Grid referenceSP187716
Managed byChiltern Railways
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeLPW
ClassificationDfT category F1
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1854Opened as Kingswood
1 May 1902Renamed Lapworth
Passengers
2018/19Increase 72,774
2019/20Increase 84,716
2020/21Decrease 20,520
2021/22Increase 51,444
2022/23Increase 77,008
Location
Map
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Lapworth railway station serves the village of Kingswood, Warwickshire, near the village of Lapworth from which it takes its name.

The station has two platforms connected by a footbridge. Chiltern Railways, who manage the station, provide services on its London/Leamington/Birmingham/Stourbridge route. West Midlands Trains also serve the station, with trains to Worcester, via Kidderminster and Birmingham, and to Stratford using the Snow Hill lines.

History[edit]

The station was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1854.[1] It was known as Kingswood until 1 May 1902 when the name was changed to Lapworth[2] to avoid confusion with the station of the same name in Surrey. From 1894, Lapworth was the starting point of a short lived branch line to Henley-in-Arden. The branch was closed as an economy measure during the First World War in 1915 to passengers [3] and to freight in 1917,[4] it never reopened after WW 1.[5]

A footbridge spans the remaining two tracks, and continues to the west of the northbound platform spanning where quadruple tracks once existed. For a brief period prior to the lifting of the quadruple tracks there was a DMU service along what had been the GWR's Paddington - Birkenhead main line. It plied between Wellington (Shropshire) and Lapworth stopping at all the intermediate stations and linking them with Wolverhampton Low Level and Birmingham Snow Hill.

The goods sidings and 2 of the 4 platforms were removed in the 1960s and 1970s respectively due to falling usage. [6]

The station is unstaffed; ticketing is restricted to a 'Permit-to-Travel' machine located at the main entrance to the station (off Station Lane) at the north end of the London-bound (southbound) platform. The station can also be accessed via a footpath from Mill Lane.

Accidents and incidents[edit]

Services[edit]

On weekdays, the station is served by both Chiltern Railways and West Midlands Trains.

The typical service pattern is as follows:

West Midlands Railway:

Some West Midlands Railway services run instead to Leamington Spa or towards Worcester Shrub Hill.

Most services on this route run non-stop to Stratford Parkway, although some peak time services call additionally at Claverdon and Bearley.[9]

Chiltern Railways:

Some Chiltern Railways services to/from London Marylebone call at Lapworth, as of December 2023 there are two northbound and one southbound such services, all in the evening.

On Saturdays, the station is served by both Chiltern Railways and West Midlands Trains.

The typical service pattern is as follows:

West Midlands Railway:

Chiltern Railways:

On Sundays, only Chiltern Railways serves the station.

The typical service pattern is as follows:

There is no West Midlands Railway service on Sundays.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 135. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. ^ Butt 1995, pp. 135, 138
  3. ^ "Henley-in-Arden - Original Station". Warwickshire Railways. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Henley-in-Arden - Original Station". Warwickshire Railways. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Henley-in-Arden - Original Station". Warwickshire Railways. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Lapworth Station".
  7. ^ "Light at the end of the tunnel for Severn 'Prairie'". Steam Railway. Peterborough: Bauer Consumer Media Ltd (455): 40–42. 17 June 2016. ISSN 0143-7232.
  8. ^ "Four killed and 50 injured in train crash". The Times. No. 51243. London. 1 December 1948. col A-B, p. 4.
  9. ^ "Train times | Snow Hill Lines - Worcester to Birmingham Snow Hill, Solihull and Stratford upon Avon | Timetable from 10 December 2023". West Midlands Railway.
  10. ^ "Timetable - 10 December 2023 - 1 June 2024: London to High Wycombe, Bicester, Oxford, Banbury, Leamington Spa, Stratford-upon-Avon and Birmingham". Chiltern Railways.

External links[edit]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Dorridge   West Midlands Railway
Worcester-Kidderminster-Birmingham-Solihull-Stratford
  Claverdon
or Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway
Dorridge   West Midlands Railway
Worcester-Kidderminster-Birmingham-Leamington Spa
Limited Service
  Hatton
  Chiltern Railways
London-Leamington-Birmingham
 
Disused railways
Terminus   Great Western Railway
Birmingham and Henley in Arden Railway
  Henley-in-Arden
Line closed, station open