Wootton Wawen railway station

Wootton Wawen
Wootton Wawen station in April 2023
General information
Location	Wootton Wawen, Stratford-on-Avon England
Grid reference	SP147631
Managed by	West Midlands Trains
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	WWW
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Opened	1908
Passengers
2019/20	17,508
2020/21	5,262
2021/22	10,534
2022/23	11,042
2023/24	12,432
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Wootton Wawen railway station serves the village of Wootton Wawen in Warwickshire, England. It is served by trains between Kidderminster and Stratford-upon-Avon via Birmingham.

The station was renamed from Wootton Wawen Platform to Wootton Wawen on 6 May 1974.[1] Under British Rail, the station was threatened with closure in 1985 (along with the line between Henley-in-Arden and Bearley Junction).[2] The plans were dropped in 1987 and the line remains open.

Services

The service in each direction between Kidderminster and Stratford-Upon-Avon via Birmingham Snow Hill and Stourbridge Junction runs hourly every day including Sunday.[3][4] Until the May 2023 timetable change it was a request stop, meaning that passengers wishing to board a train here needed to signal their intent to board to the driver, and that those wishing to alight here needed to inform the train conductor.[5]

A normal service operates on most Bank holidays.

References

1. Slater, J.N., ed. (July 1974). "Notes and News: Stations renamed by LMR". Railway Magazine. 120 (879). London: IPC Transport Press Ltd: 363. ISSN 0033-8923.
2. "The Railway - Wootton Wawen (1986)"BBC Domesday Reloaded
3. "Train timetables and schedules | Wootton Wawen". West Midlands Railway.
4. "Train times | Snow Hill Lines - Worcester to Birmingham Snow Hill, Solihull and Stratford upon Avon | 21 May until 9 December 2023". West Midlands Railway.
5. "May Timetable Change: Sunday 21 May 2023". West Midlands Railway.

External links

• Train times and station information for Wootton Wawen railway station from National Rail
• Historical photographs at www.warwickshirerailways.com
• Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Wootton Wawen station

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Henley-in-Arden		West Midlands Railway North Warwickshire Line		Wilmcote

52.266°N 1.785°W / 52.266; -1.785