Shirley railway station

Shirley
Shirley railway station in 2011.
Location
Place	Shirley
Local authority	Solihull
Coordinates	52°24′11″N 1°50′42″W / 52.403°N 1.845°WCoordinates: 52°24′11″N 1°50′42″W / 52.403°N 1.845°W
Grid reference	SP106783
Operations
Station code	SRL
Managed by	London Midland
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	0.164 million
2005/06	0.163 million
2006/07	0.173 million
2007/08	0.164 million
2008/09	0.369 million
2009/10	0.366 million
2010/11	0.366 million
2011/12	0.313 million
2012/13	0.319 million
2013/14	0.332 million
2014/15	0.329 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	West Midlands
Zone	4
History
Key dates	Opened 1908
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Shirley from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Shirley railway station serves the Shirley area of Solihull in the West Midlands of England. Situated on the North Warwickshire Line, the station, and all trains serving it, are operated by London Midland.

History

The station was built in 1908, complete with small goods yard with goods shed. However, this has since been removed (though a siding still exists) and the site taken over by E H Smith.

Until October 2010, Shirley station was the terminus for many commuter services from Birmingham which didn't run through to Stratford. These services were extended to terminate at the next station Whitlocks End, with the opening of a new turnback facility. This was done in order to alleviate traffic congestion at Shirley station, and encourage commuters to drive to Whitlocks End. The 1907 built signalbox that stood on the Stratford-upon-Avon bound platform became redundant, and was demolished at the end of 2010, despite a local campaign to see its retention.^[1][2]

Services

During Monday to Saturday daytimes:

• 3 trains per hour northbound to Birmingham Moor Street and Birmingham Snow Hill continuing to Stourbridge Junction, with some trains continuing onward to Kidderminster and Worcester.
• 3 trains per hour southbound to Whitlocks End, one of which continues to Stratford-upon-Avon.

On Sundays, there is an hourly train between Worcester, Birmingham, Shirley and Stratford-upon-Avon.

References

1. "Links to Stratford-upon-Avon growing". Global Rail News. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
2. "NEW RAILWAY SIGNALLING SYSTEM IS SWITCHED ON". Network Rail. 18 October 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2015.

External links

• Train times and station information for Shirley railway station from National Rail
• Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Shirley railway station
• Railways of Warwickshire entry