Station code PKG DfT category F1 Number of platforms 2 | Grid reference SJ920139 Managed by London Midland 2011/12 194,702 | |
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Similar Hednesford railway station, Cannock railway station, Stafford railway station, Ancient High House, Landywood railway station | ||
Penkridge railway station at night
Penkridge railway station is a station serving the town of Penkridge in Staffordshire, England.
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It is situated on the Birmingham branch of the West Coast Main Line. To the north, the line continues towards Stafford. To the south, the line continues towards the city of Wolverhampton. The station is operated by London Midland, who run all of its train services.
History
The original station was built by the Grand Junction Railway and opened in 1837. Baron Hatherton allowed to trains run across his land on the condition that two trains a day stopped at Penkridge. When closure of the station was proposed in 1962, the incumbent Baron Hatherton threatened to withdraw the right to cross his land if the station was closed.
Services
The station has a slightly unusual weekday service pattern, in that there are two trains per hour southbound to Birmingham New Street but only one per hour northbound to Crewe and Liverpool Lime Street. A number of additional services call northbound during the morning and evening weekday peak periods. On Sundays there is an hourly service each way.