Lapworth railway station
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Lapworth railway station serves the village of Lapworth
in Warwickshire
, England
. It has two platforms connected by footbridge. Most trains are those provided by Chiltern on its London Marylebone/Leamington Spa/Birmingham Snow Hill/Kidderminster route, but these are augemnted by a few London Midland services.
Lapworth station was known as Kingswood until 1902 when the name was changed to avoid confusion with the station of the same name
in Surrey
.
A footbridge spans the existing two tracks at this location, and continues to the west of the northbound platform spanning where quadruple tracks once existed.
The station is unstaffed; ticketing is restricted to a 'Permit-to-Travel' machine located at the principal entrance to the station at the north end of the London-bound (southbound) platform.
Lapworth
Lapworth is a village and civil parish situated in the east of the county of Warwickshire, England. It lies close to the border with the West Midlands and in the 2001 census had a population of 2,100....
in Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It has two platforms connected by footbridge. Most trains are those provided by Chiltern on its London Marylebone/Leamington Spa/Birmingham Snow Hill/Kidderminster route, but these are augemnted by a few London Midland services.
Lapworth station was known as Kingswood until 1902 when the name was changed to avoid confusion with the station of the same name
Kingswood railway station
Kingswood railway station is in the county of Surrey. It is a late-Victorian station on the Tattenham Corner Line. Train services and the station are operated by Southern....
in Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
.
A footbridge spans the existing two tracks at this location, and continues to the west of the northbound platform spanning where quadruple tracks once existed.
The station is unstaffed; ticketing is restricted to a 'Permit-to-Travel' machine located at the principal entrance to the station at the north end of the London-bound (southbound) platform.
External links
- Historical photographs of Lapworth station at warwickshirerailways.com
- Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Lapworth station