The Lakes railway station

The Lakes National Rail
Location
Place Earlswood
Local authority Stratford-on-Avon
Coordinates 52°21′33″N 1°50′41″W / 52.3591°N 1.8448°W / 52.3591; -1.8448Coordinates: 52°21′33″N 1°50′41″W / 52.3591°N 1.8448°W / 52.3591; -1.8448
Grid reference SP106734
Operations
Station code TLK
Managed by London Midland
Number of platforms 2
DfT category F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05 Decrease 10,210
2005/06 Decrease 9,792
2006/07 Decrease 8,957
2007/08 Decrease 6,851
2008/09 Increase 10,884
2009/10 Increase 11,850
2010/11 Decrease 11,832
2011/12 Increase 12,390
2012/13 Decrease 11,564
2013/14 Increase 13,124
2014/15 Decrease 12,116
History
Key dates Opened 3 June 1935 (3 June 1935)
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at The Lakes from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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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 (39 metres) long.

Services

The service in each direction between Birmingham and Stratford runs hourly (including Sundays) with most northbound services running through to Stourbridge Junction. It is a request stop: passengers wishing to board a train here must signal to the driver; those wishing to alight must inform the train conductor.[1]

References

  1. Table 71 National Rail timetable, May 2016
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Preceding station National Rail Following station
Earlswood   London Midland
North Warwickshire Line
  Wood End


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