General information | |||||
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Location | Budbrooke, Warwick England | ||||
Coordinates | 52°17′10″N1°36′43″W / 52.286°N 1.612°W | ||||
Grid reference | SP265653 | ||||
Managed by | Chiltern Railways | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | WRP | ||||
Classification | DfT category D | ||||
Key dates | |||||
25 October 2000 | Opened | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2019/20 | 0.612 million | ||||
2020/21 | 52,272 | ||||
2021/22 | 0.271 million | ||||
2022/23 | 0.377 million | ||||
2023/24 | 0.443 million | ||||
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Warwick Parkway is a railway station with park and ride facilities on the western outskirts of Warwick in Warwickshire,England. It also serves the village of Budbrooke. Unusually,the station is not owned by Network Rail [1] but by Warwickshire County Council. [2]
Warwick is also served by the older Warwick railway station in the town centre.
Warwick Parkway was opened on 25 October 2000. It was opened with park and ride facilities alongside the A46 and A4177 roads in order to encourage commuters to use the train,and to compensate for the lack of parking spaces at the nearby Warwick and Leamington Spa stations. It was financially supported by Warwickshire County Council. Planning permission was given for the station in March 1999,following a public inquiry in October 1998. [3]
Each platform at the station has a real-time electronic information departure screen.
The station is staffed for much of the day and there are self-service ticket machines as well as a permit to travel machine just inside the entrance to the station. A subway links northbound and southbound platforms. Also there is a small cafe selling drinks and snacks.
Local Stagecoach in Warwickshire bus services 68 and X17 also link the station with Warwick,Leamington Spa,Kenilworth and Coventry. There is also a National Express coach stop outside the station with regular links to Heathrow and Gatwick airports. The nearest village to the station is Hampton Magna,about 1 mile (1.6 km) from the station.
The station originally had 737 car parking spaces. Another 222 places were added in 2012 at a cost of £2.5 million. [4] Work on the project started on 25 June 2012. [5] Additional spaces were made available in phases from 29 October 2012 with an official opening in late November 2012. [6]
The station is served by Chiltern on its London Marylebone to Birmingham (Moor Street or Snow Hill) service,which usually calls at half hourly intervals,this is augmented by a few West Midlands Trains services between Birmingham and Leamington at peak periods. [7]
Chiltern Railways is a British train operating company that has operated the Chiltern Railways franchise since July 1996. Since 2009,it has been a subsidiary of Arriva UK Trains.
Birmingham Snow Hill,also known as Snow Hill station,is a railway station in Birmingham City Centre. It is one of the three main city-centre stations in Birmingham,along with Birmingham New Street and Birmingham Moor Street.
Warwickshire is a ceremonial county in the West Midlands of England. It is bordered by Staffordshire and Leicestershire to the north,Northamptonshire to the east,Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire to the south,and Worcestershire and the West Midlands county to the west. The largest settlement is Nuneaton and the county town is Warwick.
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 Chiltern Main Line is a railway line which links London (Marylebone) and Birmingham on a 112-mile (180 km) route via High Wycombe,Bicester,Banbury,Leamington Spa and Solihull in England.
Birmingham Moor Street,also known as Moor Street station,is one of three main railway stations in the city centre of Birmingham,England,along with Birmingham New Street and Birmingham Snow Hill.
Hatton is a village and civil parish about 4 miles (6 km) west-northwest of Warwick,in the Warwick District of Warwickshire in England. The parish had a population of 1,078 at the 2001 Census,increasing to 2,319 at the 2011 Census. Notable landmarks include Hatton Locks,a series of 21 locks on the Grand Union Canal. The flight spans less than 2 miles (3.2 km) of canal,and has a total rise of 45 metres (148 ft).
Wilmcote railway station serves the village of Wilmcote,about 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire,England. The station is run by West Midlands Trains. It is served by both West Midlands Railway and Chiltern Railways trains.
Stratford-upon-Avon railway station is the southern terminus of the North Warwickshire Line and Leamington–Stratford line,serving the market town of Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire,England. The station is served by West Midlands Trains (WMT) and Chiltern Railways.
Bearley railway station serves the village of Bearley in South Warwickshire,England. It is on the Leamington–Stratford line. Today it is an unstaffed rural halt,managed by West Midlands Railway.
Hatton railway station takes the name of the village of Hatton in Warwickshire,England,although it is about 1 mile (1.6 km) from the village. It is situated in the linear settlement of the same name,that evolved around the station,mainly in the 1950s and 1960s. Other close settlements are Little Shrewley and Shrewley. The station is managed by Chiltern Railways.
Warwick railway station serves the market town of Warwick in Warwickshire,England. The station is served by Chiltern Railways,and also less frequently by West Midlands Trains. It is located around half a mile north of the town centre.
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.
Acocks Green railway station serves the Acocks Green area of Birmingham,in the West Midlands region of England. Pre-nationalisation a GWR station on their main line from London (Paddington) to Birkenhead (Woodside) the station is now served by West Midlands Railway,who manage the station.
Tyseley railway station serves the district of Tyseley in Birmingham,West Midlands,England. It is at the junction of the lines linking Birmingham with Leamington Spa and Stratford-upon-Avon.
The Coventry to Leamington Line is a railway line linking the city of Coventry with the town of Leamington Spa. The line was opened in 1844 by the London and Birmingham Railway,as far as Milverton. The line was extended to Leamington Spa Avenue in 1851. A connecting line to Berkswell opened in 1884.
Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway is a railway station located on the northern outskirts of Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire,England. It is on the North Warwickshire Line,adjacent to the A46.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Hatton | Chiltern Railways London to Birmingham | Warwick | ||
Dorridge | Chiltern Railways Chiltern Main Line fast services | Warwick | ||
Hatton | Chiltern Railways Leamington Spa to Stratford-upon-Avon | Warwick | ||
Hatton Limited Service | West Midlands Railway Leamington-Worcester | Warwick Limited Service |