Wilmcote railway station

Not to be confused with Wilnecote railway station.

Wilmcote
Wilmcote station.
General information
Location	Wilmcote, Stratford-on-Avon England
Grid reference	SP167582
Managed by	West Midlands Trains
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	WMC
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Opened	1860 (rebuilt 1907)
Passengers
2018/19	22,552
2019/20	23,418
2020/21	5,626
2021/22	14,696
2022/23	16,576
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Wilmcote railway station serves the village of Wilmcote, about 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, England. The station is run by West Midlands Trains. It is served by both West Midlands Railway and Chiltern Railways trains.

History

The original single platform Wilmcote station opened in October 1860, on the Stratford-upon-Avon Railway's branch line from Hatton to Stratford.

The station was rebuilt slightly south of the original with two platforms in 1907, when the Great Western Railway doubled and upgraded this part of the branch line to main line standards, in order to incorporate it into the North Warwickshire Line, which created a new main line route between Birmingham and Cheltenham Spa.

Facilities

Wilmcote station is unstaffed. Tickets must be purchased from the senior conductor or train manager on the train.

Step free access is only available on the Birmingham Snow Hill bound platform. The nearest stations with step free access are Bearley and Wootton Wawen.

Services

North Warwickshire Line
Birmingham–Worcester line Birmingham Snow Hill Snow Hill Tunnel Rugby–Birmingham– Stafford Line Birmingham Moor Street Bordesley A4540 road Grand Union Canal Camp Hill line Small Heath Grand Union Canal Tyseley TMD Tyseley Tyseley Junction Chiltern Main Line Spring Road Hall Green Yardley Wood Shirley Stratford Canal Whitlocks End Wythall Earlswood limit of TfWM area The Lakes M42 motorway Wood End Danzey to Chiltern Main Line Henley-in-Arden Wootton Wawen River Alne Alcester–Hatton branch line Edstone Aqueduct Bearley Junction Leamington–Stratford line Wilmcote Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway Stratford Canal Stratford-upon-Avon   Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway   Honeybourne Line to Honeybourne

West Midlands Railway

Wilmcote is served by an hourly service, to Kidderminster via Birmingham Snow Hill northbound and to Stratford-upon-Avon along the North Warwickshire Line. Most northbound trains run via Earlswood and Shirley. A limited service runs via Dorridge and Solihull. Some trains, mainly early morning and evening services continue to Worcester Foregate Street. Some early morning and late night services start/terminate at Stourbridge Junction, Birmingham Snow Hill or Birmingham Moor Street.

On Sundays there is an hourly service to Worcester Foregate Street via Birmingham Snow Hill and Kidderminster northbound and to Stratford-upon-Avon southbound. All services run via Earlswood and Shirley. Some services extend to/from Great Malvern with early morning services starting at Birmingham Snow Hill. Some services start/terminate or call at Worcester Shrub Hill instead or in addition to Worcester Foregate Street. Services only run between 09:30 and 19:45. Journeys to stations via Dorridge and Solihull can be made using Chiltern Railways services changing at Hatton or Warwick. A more expensive ticket is also available which allows travel via Tyseley.

Chiltern Railways

Wilmcote is also served by approximately one train every 2 hours, to Leamington Spa via Hatton and Warwick along the Leamington-Stratford line and to Stratford-upon-Avon. On weekdays, during the afternoon peak, in order to run additional services some trains start/terminate at Hatton or Warwick where connections are available for Leamington Spa and onwards to London Marylebone. Some services extend to Banbury or London Marylebone. Some Chiltern Railways services do not call here and run non stop between Stratford-upon-Avon and Hatton or Warwick

Sunday services only run from 09:40 with the final departure at 20:43.

Incidents

On 24 March 1922, four track workers were killed after being hit by a light engine just south of the station. They were buried side-by-side in St Andrew's churchyard, Wilmcote, with a single headstone, which is extant, and individual grave marker stones. The incident became the subject of an in-depth academic study by the Railway Work, Life and Death project at Portsmouth University, leading up to its centenary. Edward Booker, the son of one of the victims, later served as Wilmcote's stationmaster. A commemorative event was held at the station, on the day of the centenary.

External links

• Train times and station information for Wilmcote railway station from National Rail
• Historical photographs at www.warwickshirerailways.com
• Route of the North Warwickshire Line
• Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Wilmcote station

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Bearley		Chiltern Railways Leamington Spa-Stratford-upon-Avon		Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway
Wootton Wawen		West Midlands Railway Kidderminster-Stratford-upon-Avon via Shirley
Lapworth		West Midlands Railway Kidderminster-Stratford-upon-Avon via Solihull Limited service
Bearley