Hatton railway station (England)

Hatton railway station takes the name of the village of Hatton in Warwickshire, England, although it is about 1 mile (1.6 km) from the village. It is situated in the linear settlement of the same name (Hatton Station), that evolved around the station, mainly in the 1950s and 1960s. Other close settlements are Little Shrewley and Shrewley. The station is managed by Chiltern Railways.

This article is about the station in Hatton, Warwickshire. For the station in Hatton, South Derbyshire, see Tutbury and Hatton railway station.

Hatton
National Rail
Hatton railway station in 2009.
General information
LocationShrewley, Warwick
England
Grid referenceSP224663
Managed byChiltern Railways
Platforms3
Other information
Station codeHTN
ClassificationDfT category F1
History
Opened1852
Passengers
2017/18Increase 60,742
2018/19Increase 82,158
2019/20Increase 94,950
2020/21Decrease 21,512
2021/22Increase 51,736
Location
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Hatton is the junction station at which the lines from Leamington Spa to Stratford-upon-Avon and Birmingham diverge. The station is unstaffed; ticketing is restricted to a 'Permit-to-Travel' machine located at the single entrance to the station on the London-bound (southbound) platform. There is a small shelter on Platform 1 (southbound - for trains from Birmingham to Leamington Spa) and also one on the island platform, which consists of Platforms 2 and 3 (Platform 2 is for Birmingham-bound services and Platform 3 is for stations from/to Stratford upon Avon, which bear to the west immediately north of the station. Trains can, however, use both Platforms 2 and 3 to reach Birmingham, as just outside the station, the lines re-join). A footbridge links Platform 1 with island Platform 2/3.

Each platform at the station is equipped with a real-time electronic information departure screen.

History

The station dates from 1852 (being opened by the Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway), with the branch to Stratford opening in 1860 (this had a later extension, now closed, from Bearley Junction to Alcester added in 1876).[1] It sits part way along a 5-mile (8 km) long rising section of line with a ruling gradient of 1 in 110 for northbound trains known as Hatton Bank - this section was often difficult to negotiate for heavy freights and the use of banking engines was commonplace. The station had its platforms extended in 1892 and further remodelling of the track in the area would follow over the next two decades. By 1939 the branch had been doubled, but the western end to Alcester was closed in 1951 and it reverted to single track in 1969, when signalling control was transferred to the newly commissioned panel box at Saltley.[1]

Services

Off-peak, all services at Hatton are operated by Chiltern Railways. The current off-peak service is:

Additional services to London Marylebone and Leamington Spa operate in the evening peak as well as in the morning peak to Birmingham Moor Street.

During the peak hours, the service is strengthened with Chiltern Trains between London and Birmingham making calls at the station. Additional services on the Snow Hill lines operated by West Midlands Railway also call here during peak times.[2]

Hatton Junction, just west of the station, where the branch line to Stratford (left) diverges from the main line to Birmingham (right)
Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Chiltern Railways
Chiltern Railways
West Midlands Railway

References
  1. Warwickshire Railways - Hatton stationWarwickshire Railways; Retrieved 12 October 2016
  2. GB National Railway Timetable May 2017 Edition, Table 71
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