Bilbrook railway station is a railway station which serves the village of Bilbrook in Staffordshire, England. It was known as Birches and Bilbrook Halt when opened, being renamed to Bilbrook on 6 May 1974.[1]
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Bilbrook, South Staffordshire England | ||||
| Grid reference | SJ875028 | ||||
| Managed by | West Midlands Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | BBK | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 30 April 1934 | ||||
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| 2018/19 |  0.134 million | ||||
| 2019/20 |  0.124 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 19,808 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 79,802 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 102,336 | ||||
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Services
editBilbrook is typically served by one train per hour in each direction between Birmingham New Street and Shrewsbury via Wolverhampton which calls at all local stations on the Wolverhampton–Shrewsbury line. There is also an additional service in each direction in the morning and evening peak. These services are operated by West Midlands Trains with 1 Transport for Wales service a day Monday-Saturday and 2 a day on Sundays. On Sundays, there is one train every hour in each direction operated by West Midlands Trains which calls at all local stations from Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury.[2] West Midlands Railway operate these services using Class 196 DMUs.[3]
Facilities
editThe station is unstaffed, but there is a ticket machine on platform 1 and covered waiting areas on both platforms.[4] There is a nearby bus stop with services operated by National Express West Midlands.
References
edit- ^ "Notes and News: Stations renamed by LMR". Railway Magazine. Vol. 120, no. 879. London: IPC Transport Press Ltd. July 1974. p. 363. ISSN 0033-8923.
- ^ "Train timetables and schedules | Bilbrook". West Midlands Railway.
- ^ "Class 196 Fleet | West Midlands Railway".
- ^ "Bilbrook Train Station | Trains to Bilbrook | West Midlands Railway".
Further reading
edit- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2009). Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury. Middleton Press. figs. 58-60. ISBN 9781906008444. OCLC 286385795.
External links
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- Train times and station information for Bilbrook railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Wolverhampton | West Midlands Railway Birmingham-Wolverhampton-Shrewsbury |
Codsall | ||
| Transport for Wales Birmingham - Wolverhampton - Chester |
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| Disused railways | ||||
| Dunstall Park | Great Western Railway Wolverhampton-Shrewsbury (1854-1968) |
Codsall | ||
52°37′26″N 2°11′10″W / 52.624°N 2.186°W
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