Place Warwick Managed by Chiltern Railways 2011/12 0.526 million Opened 1852 | Grid reference SP286654 DfT category D 2012/13 0.522 million Number of platforms 2 Station code WRW | |
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Address Warwick CV34 4LA, United Kingdom Similar Warwick Parkway railway st, Leamington Spa railway st, Canley railway station, Wilmcote railway station, Henley‑in‑Arden railway station | ||
Warwick railway station serves the town of Warwick in Warwickshire, England. The station is served by Chiltern Railways (who manage the station), and also occasionally by London Midland and CrossCountry. It was opened in 1852 by the Great Western Railway. There are platform faces on the two tracks which serve the station and there is a crossover just north of the station. Warwick is also served by Warwick Parkway railway station on the town's outskirts.
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Platforms and facilities
Platform one is on the level with the surrounding area whilst platform two is up a flight of steps. The two are connected by a lit underpass. Trains from Platform 1 go towards Birmingham/Stratford upon Avon whilst trains from Platform 2 go towards Leamington/London.
The station is equipped with real-time electronic information departure boards, A staffed ticket office is open for part of the day; there is also a self-service ticket machine located outside the station building, which is on the northbound platform. There is an indoor waiting room by Platform 1 and two outside waiting shelters, one on each platform. There is a 'Permit-to-Travel' machine on the northbound platform. In 2012 a cafe selling drinks and snacks opened on Platform 1. Although car parking is available at the station it is limited and there is a charge for it. A local taxi company called Castle Cabs shares the main station building with Chiltern Railways. The station is managed by Chiltern Railways.
Services
Most trains calling here are Chiltern Railways trains between London Marylebone and Birmingham Snow Hill (hourly) or Leamington Spa & either Stratford-upon-Avon or Birmingham Moor Street (both two-hourly). At peak times, these are augmented by a few London Midland services between Leamington Spa and Stourbridge Junction/Kidderminster or Worcester Shrub Hill. Chiltern also run a limited weekday peak through service between Marylebone & Kidderminster that stops here.