Shenstone
National Rail
Shenstone station
General information
LocationShenstone, Staffordshire
England
Coordinates52°38′20″N 1°50′38″W / 52.639°N 1.844°W / 52.639; -1.844
Grid referenceSK106046
Managed byWest Midlands Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeSEN
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Opened1884
Key dates
1964Closed to goods
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 0.175 million
2019/20Increase 0.179 million
2020/21Decrease 61,570
2021/22Increase 91,782
2022/23Increase 129,780
Location
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Shenstone railway station is a railway station on Station Road, in the village of Shenstone, in Staffordshire, England. It is situated on the Cross-City Line between Bromsgrove/Redditch and Lichfield via Birmingham.

History

Shenstone station was opened in 1884, when the London and North Western Railway extended their Birmingham to Sutton Coldfield line northwards to Lichfield.

Services

The station is served by West Midlands Trains with local Transport for West Midlands branded "Cross-City" services, operated by Class 323 Electric multiple units. There are services every 30 minutes in each direction.

On Mondays to Saturdays, two trains per operate southbound; to Bromsgrove via Birmingham New Street. Northbound there are also two trains per hour, to Lichfield Trent Valley. On Sundays, trains run every 30 minutes between Lichfield Trent Valley and Redditch.[1][2]

The average journey time to Lichfield City is around 5 minutes and the average journey times to Birmingham New Street are around 32 minutes.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Lichfield City   West Midlands Railway
Lichfield – Four Oaks – Birmingham – Bromsgrove/Redditch
Cross-City Line
  Blake Street

References

  1. "Train Timetables and Schedules | Shenstone". West Midlands Railway.
  2. "Train Times | The Cross City Line | 30 December 2023 until 1 June 2024". West Midlands Railway.


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