![]() The station in 2020 | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Earlswood Lakes, Stratford-on-Avon England | ||||
Coordinates | 52°21′33″N 1°50′41″W / 52.3591°N 1.8448°W | ||||
Grid reference | SP106734 | ||||
Managed by | West Midlands Railway | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | TLK | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 3 June 1935 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
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The Lakes is a railway station located on the North Warwickshire Line in the north of Stratford-on-Avon District in Warwickshire, England. The nearest settlement is the village of Earlswood.
Opened by the Great Western Railway as The Lakes Halt on 3 June 1935. The station was built to serve the nearby Earlswood Lakes, which were a popular destination for daytrippers. As it was only designed to cater for local traffic, it was built with relatively short platforms, being only 130 feet (40 m) long.[1]
Services
[edit]The service in each direction between Birmingham and Stratford runs hourly (including Sundays) with most northbound services running through to Kidderminster. Until the May 2023 timetable change it was a request stop, meaning passengers wishing to board a train here needed to signal their intent to board to the driver; those wishing to alight needing to inform the train conductor.[2] In addition, due to the short length of the platforms, passengers boarding or alighting here must only do so through the front carriage.[3] All services are operated by West Midlands Railway.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Lakes Halt". Warwickshire Railways. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "May Timetable Change: Sunday 21 May 2023". West Midlands Railway.
- ^ Marshall, Geoff (17 July 2019). "Wootton Wawen/Danzey/Wood End/The Lakes request stops". Youtube. Geoff Marshall. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "Train timetables and schedules | The Lakes (Warks) [TLK]". West Midlands Railway.
- ^ "Train times | Snow Hill Lines - Worcester to Birmingham Snow Hill, Solihull and Stratford upon Avon | 21 May until 9 December 2023". West Midlands Railway.
External links
[edit]- Train times and station information for The Lakes railway station from National Rail
- Photographs of The Lakes Halt at www.warwickshirerailways.com
- Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: The Lakes station
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Earlswood | West Midlands Railway North Warwickshire Line |
Wood End |