Shenstone | |
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General information | |
Location | Shenstone, Staffordshire England |
Coordinates | 52°38′20″N 1°50′38″W / 52.639°N 1.844°W |
Grid reference | SK106046 |
Managed by | West Midlands Railway |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | SEN |
Classification | DfT category E |
History | |
Opened | 1884 |
Key dates | |
1964 | Closed to goods |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 0.175 million |
2019/20 | 0.179 million |
2020/21 | 61,570 |
2021/22 | 91,782 |
2022/23 | 129,780 |
Location | |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Shenstone railway station is a railway station on Station Road, in the village of Shenstone, in Staffordshire, England. It is situated on the Cross-City Line between Bromsgrove/Redditch and Lichfield via Birmingham.
History
Shenstone station was opened in 1884, when the London and North Western Railway extended their Birmingham to Sutton Coldfield line northwards to Lichfield.
Services
The station is served by West Midlands Trains with local Transport for West Midlands branded "Cross-City" services, operated by Class 323 Electric multiple units. There are services every 30 minutes in each direction.
On Mondays to Saturdays, two trains per operate southbound; to Bromsgrove via Birmingham New Street. Northbound there are also two trains per hour, to Lichfield Trent Valley. On Sundays, trains run every 30 minutes between Lichfield Trent Valley and Redditch.[1][2]
The average journey time to Lichfield City is around 5 minutes and the average journey times to Birmingham New Street are around 32 minutes.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Lichfield City | West Midlands Railway Lichfield – Four Oaks – Birmingham – Bromsgrove/Redditch Cross-City Line |
Blake Street |
References
- ↑ "Train Timetables and Schedules | Shenstone". West Midlands Railway.
- ↑ "Train Times | The Cross City Line | 30 December 2023 until 1 June 2024". West Midlands Railway.
External links
- Train times and station information for Shenstone railway station from National Rail
- Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Shenstone station