Shenstone railway station

Shenstone
Shenstone station pictured in August 2024
General information
LocationShenstone, Staffordshire
England
Coordinates52°38′20″N 1°50′38″W / 52.639°N 1.844°W / 52.639; -1.844
Grid referenceSK106046
Managed byWest Midlands Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeSEN
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Opened1884
Key dates
1964Closed to goods
Passengers
2019/20 0.179 million
2020/21 61,570
2021/22 91,782
2022/23 0.130 million
2023/24 0.142 million
Location
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Shenstone railway station serves the village of Shenstone, in Staffordshire, England. It is a stop on the Cross-City Line between Bromsgrove/Redditch, Birmingham New Street and Lichfield Trent Valley.

History

Shenstone station was opened in 1884, when the London and North Western Railway extended their Birmingham to Sutton Coldfield line northwards to Lichfield.

Services

The station is served by West Midlands Railway, with local Transport for West Midlands branded Cross-City services, operated using Class 730 electric multiple units.[1]

The off-peak service pattern is as follows:[2]

Mondays to Saturdays:

  • 2 tph (trains per hour) northbound to Lichfield Trent Valley, via Lichfield City, departing from platform 1
  • 2 tph southbound to Bromsgrove, via Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham New Street and University, departing from platform 2.

Sundays:

  • 2 tph northbound to Lichfield Trent Valley.
  • 2 tph southbound to Redditch, calling at all stations.

The average journey time to Lichfield City is around 5 minutes and to Birmingham New Street is around 32 minutes.[3]

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Lichfield City   West Midlands Railway
Lichfield – Birmingham – Bromsgrove/Redditch
Cross-City Line 		  Blake Street

References

  1. ^ "Class 730 fleet". West Midlands Railway. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Train Timetables and Schedules". West Midlands Railway. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  3. ^ "The Cross City Line: Lichfield Trent Valley–Four Oaks–Sutton Coldfield–Birmingham–University–Bromsgrove/Redditch | Timetable from Sunday 15 December 2024 until 17 May 2025". West Midlands Railway. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
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