Widney Manor railway station serves the Widney Manor area of
Solihull
Solihull (, or ) is a market town and the administrative centre of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in West Midlands County, England. The town had a population of 126,577 at the 2021 Census. Solihull is situated on the River Blyth ...
in the
West Midlands of
England
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. The station is served by
West Midlands Trains
West Midlands Trains (WMT) is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates passenger trains on the West Midlands franchise between London and the English Midlands under two trade names: West Midlands Railway (WMR) (within the ...
(who manage the station) and
Chiltern Railways. A significant portion of the car park occupies what used to be the formation when the line was four tracks wide and the former GWR London Paddington - Birkenhead Woodside service passed through the station but did not stop. This service ceased with the electrification of the former LMS line from London Euston to Birmingham New Street in 1967.
Services
The station is served by three trains per hour in each direction between and (hourly on Sundays). The Birmingham trains continue to either , or Worcester Shrub Hill/Foregate Street. One Dorridge service per hour continues to and in peak hours some services extend to .
Chiltern only provide a limited service at the station in the late evening.
References
External links
Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Widney Manor station
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Railway stations in Solihull
DfT Category E stations
Former Great Western Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1899
Railway stations served by Chiltern Railways
Railway stations served by West Midlands Trains