Wootton Wawen railway station

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.

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
2018/19	14,928
2019/20	17,508
2020/21	5,262
2021/22	10,534
2022/23	11,042
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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