Wilnecote railway station

Wilnecote
Location
Place	Wilnecote
Local authority	Tamworth
Grid reference	SK217014
Operations
Station code	WNE
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	28,151
2005/06	36,907
2006/07	37,286
2007/08	46,800
2008/09	55,974
2009/10	56,074
2010/11	69,298
2011/12	72,504
2012/13	73,484
2013/14	90,858
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Wilnecote from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Wilnecote railway station is a small unmanned station serving Wilnecote 1.5 miles (2 km) south of Tamworth town centre in Staffordshire, England. The station is situated beneath a bridge which carries the former A5 Watling Street.

It was opened in 1842 by the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway as Wilnecote and Fazeley, the name being shortened in 1904.

Services

Wilnecote is served by the hourly CrossCountry service between Birmingham New Street and Nottingham with the majority of the Northbound services coming from Cardiff Central. London Midland manage the station but do not provide any train services there.

External links

• Train times and station information for Wilnecote railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Birmingham New Street		CrossCountry Birmingham New Street - Nottingham via Derby		Tamworth