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The Lakes railway station

Coordinates: 52°21′33″N 1°50′41″W / 52.3591°N 1.8448°W / 52.3591; -1.8448
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The Lakes
National Rail
The station in 2020
General information
LocationEarlswood Lakes, Stratford-on-Avon
England
Coordinates52°21′33″N 1°50′41″W / 52.3591°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
2018/19Decrease 12,666
2019/20Increase 13,058
2020/21Decrease 3,138
2021/22Increase 9,298
2022/23Increase 10,532
Location
Map
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.

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

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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

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  1. ^ "The Lakes Halt". Warwickshire Railways. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  2. ^ "May Timetable Change: Sunday 21 May 2023". West Midlands Railway.
  3. ^ Marshall, Geoff (17 July 2019). "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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Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Earlswood   West Midlands Railway
North Warwickshire Line
  Wood End