Canley railway station is situated in

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, in the

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. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by

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. It is situated on the edge of Coventry Business Park, to the west of the

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area of

, and close to the

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. It has two platforms, a small booking office and waiting room.

History

The station was opened on 30 September 1940 and was originally known as ''Canley Halt'', the 'Halt' suffix was later dropped. It was built primarily to serve the

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works alongside. There was a railway

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adjacent to the station until 2002 (approximately) when the road was closed and a footbridge was built over the railway line. Level crossings at Berkswell railway station and Tile Hill railway station were removed in 2004 (approximate date) to upgrade the line for more high speed trains.

Facilities

The station has a ticket office located on platform 1 which is open Monday 07:00-13:00 and 15:00-18:00, Tuesday-Thursday 07:00-12:00, Friday 07:00-19:00, Saturday 08:00-16:00 and Sunday 10:00-12:00. When the ticket office is open tickets must be purchased before boarding the train. Outside of these times there is a ticket machine outside the ticket office which accepts card payments only - cash and voucher payments can be made to the senior conductor on the train. There are 3 car parks for the station on Canley Road - 2 are located on the Birmingham-bound side of the railway and another on the London-bound side. All car parks are free for rail users. Cycle parking is also available. Step free access is available between the platforms via the ramp. Station staff provide information and assistance whilst the ticket office is open. Outside of these hours information is available from help points located on both platforms and from the senior conductor on the train. Canley station is accredited by the Secure Station Scheme.

Services

Canley is served by two trains per hour each way, to northbound and to via southbound. There are extra services towards in the morning peak. Some services to/from are split at with one service running between and and another between and . On Sundays there is an hourly service each way between and via . GB eNRT December 2015 Edition, Table 68 All services are operated by

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. Most services are operated under the

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brand but some services (mainly early morning and late night services which start/terminate at ) operate under the

brand.

References

External links

Canley station
at warwickshirerailways.com Railway stations in Coventry DfT Category E stations Former London, Midland and Scottish Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1940 Railway stations served by West Midlands Trains {{WestMidlands-railstation-stub