Danzey railway station

Danzey is a railway station which serves the small village of Danzey Green, and the larger but slightly more distant village of Tanworth-in-Arden in Warwickshire, England.

Danzey
National Rail
Danzey railway station in 2020
General information
LocationDanzey Green, Stratford-on-Avon
England
Grid referenceSP122696
Managed byWest Midlands Trains
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeDZY
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened1908[1]
Passengers
2017/18Increase 8,144
2018/19Increase 10,112
2019/20Decrease 7,998
2020/21Decrease 866
2021/22Increase 3,488
Location
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Situated on the North Warwickshire Line, the station was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1908 along with the line, and was originally known as Danzey for Tanworth. It is a few minutes walk from Danzey Green, and around one mile from Tanworth-in-Arden.

Services

The service in each direction between Kidderminster and Stratford via Birmingham runs hourly.[2][3]

Until the May 2023 timetable change Danzey was a request stop, meaning passengers wishing to board a train here needed to signal to the driver their intent to board; those wishing to alight needing to inform the train conductor.[4]

There is no Sunday service.[5]

References

  1. Hendry, R. Preston; Hendry, R. Powell (1992). Paddington to the Mersey. Oxford Publishing Company. p. 106. ISBN 9780860934424. OCLC 877729237.
  2. "Train timetables and schedules | Danzey". West Midlands Railway.
  3. "Train times | Snow Hill Lines - Worcester to Birmingham Snow Hill, Solihull and Stratford upon Avon | 21 May until 9 December 2023". West Midlands Railway.
  4. "May Timetable Change: Sunday 21 May 2023". West Midlands Railway.
  5. Table 71 National Rail timetable, May 2016
Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Wood End   West Midlands Railway
North Warwickshire Line
  Henley-in-Arden

52.324°N 1.821°W / 52.324; -1.821


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