Bedworth railway station
Bedworth | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Nuneaton and Bedworth |
| Managed by | West Midlands Trains |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | BEH |
| History | |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 12 September 1850 | Opened |
| 18 January 1965 | Closed |
| 16 May 1988 | Reopened |
Bedworth railway station serves the town of Bedworth in Warwickshire, England. It is on the Coventry to Nuneaton Line 6.25 miles (10 km) north of Coventry railway station. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by West Midlands Trains.
History
Original station
The original Bedworth station operated between 1850 and 1965. The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) opened the station, along with the Coventry to Nuneaton Line on 12 September 1850.
On 18 January 1965 British Railways (BR) withdrew passenger services from the line and closed Bedworth station, along with all of the other intermediate stations on the line.[1]
Reopening
BR resumed passenger services on the line in 1987 and reopened Bedworth station in 1988. The official opening was on 10 May 1988 and normal passenger services operated from 16 May 1988. The rebuilt station was constructed on the site of the original, and was built with platforms long enough to hold a three coach train. The construction cost in 1988 was £200,000 (approximately £479,000 in 2014 prices[2]). Half of the cost was met by Warwickshire County Council and Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council.[1]
Until 2004 Bedworth station had direct links to Leicester and the East Midlands. However, as part of changes to the track layout at Nuneaton station, the link to the Nuneaton to Leicester Line was removed. As a result, trains on the line currently run between Coventry and Nuneaton only.
Upgrade
On 14 December 2011, the UK Government announced an £18.8 million project to upgrade the line, that includes Bedworth platforms being lengthened and the service frequency being upgraded from hourly to half-hourly.[3][4] The platform lengthening was completed in early 2015 and two new stations on the line, Bermuda Park and Coventry Arena, opened in January 2016.
Services
Bedworth is served by hourly trains in both directions between Coventry and Nuneaton. All services on the line are operated by a single Class 153 Sprinter unit.[5]
Gallery
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The station entrance from the road bridge -
Looking down the line to Nuneaton -
Looking towards Coventry
References
- ^ a b Hurst, Geoffrey (1993). LNWR Branch Lines of West Leicestershire & East Warwickshire (First ed.). Milepost Publications. ISBN 0-947796-16-9.
- ^ "Bank of England inflation calculator".
- ^ "Coventry to Nuneaton rail upgrade given go ahead". BBC. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ "Coventry to Nuneaton rail upgrade approved". Coventry City Council. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ "London Midland hires rolling stock to plug sports gap". Railnews. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
External links
- Train times and station information for Bedworth railway station from National Rail
- Historical photographs of Bedworth railway station
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Midlands Railway | ||||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Hawkesbury Lane Line open, station closed |
London and North Western Railway Coventry to Nuneaton Line |
Chilvers Coton Line open, station closed | ||