Place Wilmcote Managed by London Midland 2011/12 20,984 Opened 1908 Number of platforms 2 | Grid reference SP167582 DfT category F2 2012/13 19,478 Phone +44 7900 834131 Station code WMC | |
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Address Station Rd, Wilmcote CV37 9UP, UK Similar Henley‑in‑Arden railway station, Honeybourne railway station, Stratford‑upon‑Avon railway station, Warwick railway station, Warwick Parkway railway st | ||
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 London Midland. It is served by both London Midland and Chiltern Railways trains.
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History
A single platform station had existed near the site of the present station since 1860, on the Stratford-upon-Avon Railway's Hatton to Stratford branch line.
The present two platform station dates from 1908, when the Great Western Railway doubled and upgraded this part of the branch line to main line standards, as part of the inauguration of its North Warwickshire Line, which created a new main line route between Birmingham and Cheltenham Spa.
Services
London Midland serves Wilmcote with hourly local trains between Stratford-upon-Avon and Birmingham Snow Hill via Shirley. Most northbound trains continue to Stourbridge Junction on weekdays/Saturdays and Worcester Foregate Street on Sundays.
Chiltern Railways also serves Wilmcote, with 10 trains per day each way between Stratford-upon-Avon and Leamington Spa; three of these are through services that continue to London Marylebone on weekdays only.