The Lakes railway station

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.

Not to be confused with Lake railway station or Oxenholme Lake District railway station.

The Lakes
National Rail
The station in 2020
General information
LocationEarlswood Lakes, Stratford-on-Avon
England
Coordinates52.3591°N 1.8448°W / 52.3591; -1.8448
Grid referenceSP106734
Managed byWest Midlands Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeTLK
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened3 June 1935
Passengers
2017/18Decrease 13,062
2018/19Decrease 12,666
2019/20Increase 13,058
2020/21Decrease 3,138
2021/22Increase 9,298
Location
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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

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
  1. "The Lakes Halt". Warwickshire Railways. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  2. "May Timetable Change: Sunday 21 May 2023". West Midlands Railway.
  3. Marshall, Geoff. "Wootton Wawen/Danzey/Wood End/The Lakes request stops". Youtube. Geoff Marshall. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  4. "Train timetables and schedules | The Lakes (Warks) [TLK]". West Midlands Railway.
  5. "Train times | Snow Hill Lines - Worcester to Birmingham Snow Hill, Solihull and Stratford upon Avon | 21 May until 9 December 2023". West Midlands Railway.
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