Bedworth railway station

Bedworth
Bedworth railway station
Location
Place	Bedworth
Local authority	Nuneaton and Bedworth
Grid reference	SP362869
Operations
Station code	BEH
Managed by	London Midland
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2010/11	53,116
2011/12	61,130
2012/13	61,598
2013/14	70,106
2014/15	77,628
History
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
12 September 1850	Station opened
18 January 1965	Station closed
16 May 1988	Station reopened
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bedworth from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Bedworth railway station serves the town of Bedworth in Warwickshire, England. It is on the Coventry to Nuneaton Line 6.25 miles (10 km) north of Coventry railway station. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by London Midland.

History

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The original Bedworth station in 1961. It was closed in 1965.

The original Bedworth station operated between 1850 and 1965. The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) opened the station, along with the Coventry to Nuneaton Line on 12 September 1850. On 18 January 1965 British Railways (BR) withdrew passenger services from the line and closed Bedworth station, along with all of the other intermediate stations on the line.

Reopening

BR resumed passenger services on the line in 1987 and reopened Bedworth station in 1988. The official opening was on 10 May 1988 and normal passenger services operated from 16 May 1988. The rebuilt station was constructed on the site of the original, and was built with platforms long enough to hold a three coach train. The construction cost in 1988 was £200,000 (approximately £479,000 in 2014 prices ). Half of the cost was met by Warwickshire County Council and Nuneaton and Bedworth Council.

Until 2004 Bedworth station had direct links to Leicester and the East Midlands. However, as part of changes to the track layout at Nuneaton station, the link to the Nuneaton to Leicester Line was removed. As a result, trains on the line currently run between Coventry and Nuneaton only.

Future

On 14 December 2011, the UK Government announced an £18.8 million project to upgrade the line, that includes Bedworth platforms being lengthened and the service frequency being upgraded from hourly to half hourly. The platform lengthening was completed in early 2015 and two new stations on the line, Bermuda Park and Coventry Arena, are due to open in mid to late 2015.

Services

Bedworth is served by hourly trains in both directions between Coventry and Nuneaton. All services on the line are operated by a single Class 153 Sprinter unit.

Gallery

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  The station entrance from the road bridge

• Bedworth railway station looking north.jpg

  Looking down the line to Nuneaton

• Platform 1, Bedworth station, looking south.jpg

  Platform 1 looking south up the line towards Coventry

• Platform 2, Bedworth station, from Platform 1.jpg

  Platform 2 viewed from Platform 1

External links

• Train times and station information for Bedworth railway station from National Rail
• Historical photographs of Bedworth railway station

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Coventry		London Midland Coventry to Nuneaton Line		Nuneaton
	From 2015
Coventry Arena		London Midland Coventry to Nuneaton Line		Bermuda Park
	Historical railways
Hawkesbury Lane Line open, station closed		London and North Western Railway Coventry to Nuneaton Line		Chilvers Coton Line open, station closed