Bearley railway station

Bearley railway station serves the village of Bearley in South Warwickshire, England. It is on the Leamington–Stratford line. Today it is an unstaffed rural halt, managed by West Midlands Railway.

Bearley
National Rail
Bearley Station in 2023 looking Southbound towards Stratford-upon-Avon.
General information
LocationBearley, Stratford-on-Avon
England
Grid referenceSP171607
Managed byWest Midlands Railway
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeBER
ClassificationDfT category F2
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 1,022
2019/20Increase 1,086
2020/21Decrease 306
2021/22Increase 1,394
2022/23Decrease 1,380
Location
Map
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Bearley was once a junction station (a branch line to Alcester met the Stratford-upon-Avon to Hatton line here). The station dates from 1860, when it opened as part of the Stratford on Avon Railway's Hatton to Stratford branch line - the Alcester branch was added in 1876, but this closed in 1951. Originally a single track station, the line was doubled in 1939 and a second platform built; it reverted to its current status in 1969 when the line was reduced to single track once more.

The station in 1963

Facilities edit

Bearley station is unstaffed. Tickets must be purchased from the senior conductor or train manager on the train.

There is a small parking area available by the station entrance. Parking is free for rail users.

Step free access is available between the entrance and the platform.

Services edit

The station is served on Mondays to Saturdays by Chiltern Railways and West Midlands Trains on the Leamington–Stratford line.[1]

The typical Monday to Friday service is as follows:

Westbound:

Eastbound:

Southbound:

  • 1 train every 2 hours to Stratford-upon-Avon. Operated by Chiltern Railways.
  • 2 trains per day to Stratford-upon-Avon. Operated by West Midlands Railway.

On Saturdays, 5 West Midlands Railway services to Stratford-upon-Avon call at the station, alongside a two-hourly Chiltern service. 4 WMR services run towards Worcester, while Chiltern provides a service every 2 hours to Leamington Spa.

West Midlands Railway services mainly run during the weekday morning and evening peak and on Saturday morning and evening. All other West Midlands Railway services pass through without stopping.

All West Midlands Railway services that serve Bearley do so only upon request.[2] Chiltern Railways services serve Bearley as scheduled stops.

There is no Sunday service at Bearley. The nearest stations with a Sunday service are Wilmcote and Wootton Wawen.

Some Chiltern Railways services do not call here and run non stop between Stratford-upon-Avon and Hatton or Warwick.[3]

Preceding station   National Rail Following station
Chiltern Railways
stops on request
West Midlands Railway
Disused railways
Aston Cantlow Halt   Great Western Railway
Alcester to Hatton Branch
  Claverdon

References edit

  1. ^ "Snow Hill Lines | Timetable from Sunday 10 December 2023". West Midlands Railway.
  2. ^ "West Midlands Railway Network Map (Updated Feb 2024)". West Midlands Railway.
  3. ^ Table 115 National Rail timetable, May 2021

External links edit

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