General information | |||||
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Location | Blakedown, Wyre Forest England | ||||
Grid reference | SO880787 | ||||
Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
Managed by | West Midlands Trains | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | BKD | ||||
Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1852 ? ? | Opened as Churchill Renamed Churchill & Blakedown Renamed Blakedown | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2019/20 | 99,500 | ||||
2020/21 | 38,914 | ||||
2021/22 | 60,810 | ||||
2022/23 | 72,972 | ||||
2023/24 | 88,008 | ||||
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Blakedown railway station serves the English village of Blakedown,Worcestershire. It was opened as Churchill in 1852,later becoming known for a time as Churchill &Blakedown after the two villages became a single parish.
The station is unstaffed,with only a basic shelter on each platform. There is a level crossing immediately to the west of the platforms,and in the absence of a footbridge or subway this is also the only method for passengers to cross the tracks.
The platforms were lengthened in the 1990s to allow longer trains to call. This is because Blakedown is within the Birmingham commuter band and over the twenty years between 1998 - 2018 usage of the station has increased by 147%. Currently there is a proposal to develop a car park on an adjacent field site to cater for further anticipated growth. [1]
Since August 2012 the signalling system has been altered,with the former signal box having been closed and control of the nearby crossing and signals transferred to the Saltley Rail Operating Centre. The old signal box was then acquired by the Churchill and Blakedown Historical Society for its headquarters and was shifted across the road to a site adjoining the station in 2016. [2]
Since 2017,West Midlands Railway has run an off-peak service every 30 minutes each way,with off-peak trains terminating at Kidderminster westbound,and eastbound services running alternately to Stratford-upon-Avon and Whitlocks End. Through services are available to Worcester Foregate Street,Worcester Shrub Hill,and Dorridge at peak periods,with a nighttime service running to Leamington Spa Mondays to Saturdays. There is a two-hourly service from the station each way on Sundays,with through trains to and from Worcester. [3] [4] [5]
From September 2002 until May 2023,Chiltern Railways peak-hour services from Kidderminster to London Marylebone called at Hagley. Therefore,Blakedown commuters could change there for a service to London. [6] [7] [8] [9]
Jewellery Quarter station is a combined railway station and tram stop,situated in the Jewellery Quarter of Birmingham,England. The station is served by West Midlands Trains,Chiltern Railways,and West Midlands Metro.
Leamington Spa railway station serves the town of Leamington Spa,in Warwickshire,England. It is situated on Old Warwick Road towards the southern edge of the town centre. It is a major stop on the Chiltern Main Line between London and Birmingham,and is the southern terminus of a branch line to Coventry.
The Hawthorns station is a railway station and tram stop,opened in 1995 in Smethwick,near Birmingham,West Midlands,England. The station shares its name with the local football ground,The Hawthorns,the home of West Bromwich Albion F.C.,which it serves. There is a park and ride facility at the tram stop.
Kidderminster railway station is the main station serving the large town of Kidderminster,Worcestershire,England and the wider Wyre Forest district. The station is operated by West Midlands Trains,and is on the Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster Line. Regular commuter services run to Birmingham and Worcester. It shares its station approach with the adjacent Severn Valley Railway station.
Hagley railway station serves the English village of Hagley,Worcestershire. Trains call in each direction,running to or through Kidderminster westwards and through Stourbridge and Birmingham Snow Hill eastwards. Customer Information Screens are installed on either platform. All services are operated by West Midlands Trains.
Hartlebury railway station serves the village of Hartlebury in Worcestershire,England. All trains serving the station are operated by West Midlands Trains. The station is unstaffed and is about half a mile to the east of the village.
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The Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster line is a railway line which runs from Birmingham Snow Hill to Worcester via Stourbridge and Kidderminster in the West Midlands,England. It is one of the Snow Hill Lines,with trains operated by West Midlands Trains and Chiltern Railways using a variety of rolling stock including Class 172 and Class 168 diesel units. It is a future aspiration of Network Rail to electrify the entire line,as well as the Chiltern Main Line to London Marylebone.
Stourbridge Junction is one of two railway stations serving the town of Stourbridge,in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands,England. It lies on the Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster Line and is the junction for the Stourbridge Town Branch Line,said to be the shortest operational branch line in Europe. The other station serving Stourbridge is Stourbridge Town at the end of the branch line.
Dorridge railway station serves the large village of Dorridge in the West Midlands of England. The station is served by Chiltern Railways,who manage the station,and also by West Midlands Trains. It is situated 10+1⁄2 miles (16.9 km) south of Birmingham Snow Hill.
Lapworth railway station serves the village of Kingswood,Warwickshire,near the village of Lapworth from which it takes its name.
Solihull railway station serves the market town of Solihull in the West Midlands of England. The station is served by West Midlands Trains and Chiltern Railways. CrossCountry serve the station occasionally to replace stops at Coventry and Birmingham International during engineering work. Solihull used to have a regular Virgin CrossCountry service to Manchester Piccadilly,Blackpool North and Portsmouth Harbour until 2004,when all services through the station were made to run non-stop between Birmingham and Leamington Spa.
Olton railway station serves the Olton area of the town of Solihull,in the West Midlands of England. The station is operated by West Midlands Trains. The entrance seen in the centre where the station's booking office is located leads into a tunnel which runs under the tracks providing an access staircase and lift to the island platform. The station also has a car park and bicycle racks.
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Cradley Heath railway station serves the town of Cradley Heath in the West Midlands of England. It is on the Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster line. The station is managed by West Midlands Railway,who provide the majority of train services;there are also occasional services provided by Chiltern Railways.
Rowley Regis railway station serves the town of Blackheath and the Rowley Regis area of Sandwell,in the county of West Midlands,England. It is located on the Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster Line. The station is managed by West Midlands Railway,who provide the majority of train services;there are also occasional services provided by Chiltern Railways.
Langley Green railway station serves the Langley Green area of the town of Oldbury in Sandwell,in the West Midlands,England. It is located on the Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster Line. The station is managed by West Midlands Trains,who provide the majority of train services;there are also occasional services provided by Chiltern Railways.
The Snow Hill Lines is the collective name for the railway lines running through Birmingham Snow Hill,and Birmingham Moor Street stations in Birmingham,United Kingdom. They form an important part of the suburban rail network of Birmingham,Warwickshire and Worcestershire. All other lines to/through Birmingham use Birmingham New Street station. The Snow Hill lines carry around 20% of the daily rail services into Birmingham;the remainder use New Street.
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Media related to Blakedown railway station at Wikimedia Commons
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Hagley | West Midlands Railway Stratford/Whitlocks End-Birmingham-Worcester via Kidderminster Snow Hill Lines | Kidderminster | ||
West Midlands Railway Leamington-Worcester |
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