Place Hampton-in-Arden Station code HIA DfT category E Opened 1884 | Grid reference SP205812 Managed by London Midland 2011/12 115,458 Number of platforms 2 | |
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Address Hampton in Arden, Solihull B92 0BL, United Kingdom Pte Transport for West Midlands Similar Berkswell railway station, Marston Green railway st, Tile Hill railway station, Stechford railway station, Canley railway station | ||
Hampton-in-Arden railway station serves the village of Hampton-in-Arden in the West Midlands of England. It is situated on the West Coast Main Line between Coventry and Birmingham. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by London Midland.
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History
The present station dates from 1884, when it was built by the London and North Western Railway. It replaced an earlier station dating from the opening of the London and Birmingham Railway in 1837.
From 1839, Hampton-in-Arden became a junction at the southern end of the Stonebridge Railway (part of the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway, itself one of the constituents of the Midland Railway). This line, which connected with the Birmingham-Derby line at Whitacre Heath, closed to passengers in 1917 and completely in 1935.
Prior to the opening of nearby Birmingham International station in 1976, fast trains between Birmingham New Street and London Euston called at Hampton-in-Arden, to provide a stop between Birmingham and Coventry and to serve Birmingham Airport. Evidence of the stopping of these longer trains remains with the exceptionally long platforms.
Services
On Mondays to Saturdays, Hampton-in-Arden is served by two trains an hour to Birmingham New Street and two to London Euston (via Northampton). Some peak period & evening trains start or terminate at Coventry or Northampton and there is a single late evening through train to Wolverhampton & Crewe (except on Saturdays). On Sundays, there is an hourly service between Birmingham New Street and Euston via Northampton.