Polesworth railway station

Polesworth railway station

UK stations
name = Polesworth
locale = Polesworth



borough = North Warwickshire
manager = London Midland
platforms = 2 (1 out of use)
lowusage0405 = 479
lowusage0506 = 364
lowusage0607 = 616
code=PSW

Polesworth railway station serves the town of Polesworth in Warwickshire, England. It is situated on the Trent Valley section of the West Coast Main Line.

History

Polesworth station was opened with the line in 1847 by the London and North-Western Railway.

In recent years the station has been gradually been run down. In the 1980’s the station had 6 northbound and 6 southbound train per day running mainly between Rugby and Stafford. A few trains terminated at Nuneaton and Lichfield. Train services were operated using the Class 304 electric multiple units, which have long since been withdrawn from service.

With the re-opening of the Coventry to Nuneaton Line in 1987, services terminated at Coventry instead of Rugby. Train services were operated using the Class 153 diesel multiple units, yet these trains suffered from a low top speed and relatively poor acceleration on what is a very busy route.

In 2005, Polesworth received no train services due to the modernisation of the West Coast Main Line. Scheduled trains were replaced by a bus service contracted to Central Trains. The footbridge to the up platform was removed by contractors and has not been replaced (as a result of the cost being unjustified), leading to the unenviable state of affairs where the station currently only receives one Northbound parliamentary train service per day (the London Midland service from London Euston to Crewe, operated with Class 350 units), with all other services being operated by rail replacement buses.

This will change from December 2008, when the train service will increase to 2 services a day towards Crewe and 1 Towards London Euston.

Future

In its "West Midlands Route Utilisation Strategy" (2005) the Strategic Rail Authority called for Polesworth station to be closed, noting that each train that calls there receives on average less than one passenger. [https://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/rail/strategyfinance/strategy/westmidlandsrouteutilisation3520]

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