General information | |
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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 | |
2018/19 | 12,666 |
2019/20 | 13,058 |
2020/21 | 3,138 |
2021/22 | 9,298 |
2022/23 | 10,532 |
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Passenger statistics from the
Office of Rail and Road |
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]
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]
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Earlswood |
West Midlands Railway North Warwickshire Line |
Wood End |