Rugeley Trent Valley railway station

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Rugeley Trent Valley National Rail
Rugeley Trent Valley
The station in 2012, looking north.
Location
Place Rugeley
Local authority Lichfield
Grid reference SK048191
Operations
Station code RGL
Managed by London Midland
Number of platforms 3
Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05 7,731
2005/06 Decrease 6,767
2006/07 Increase 11,314
2007/08 Increase 11,854
2008/09 Increase 20,324
2009/10 Increase 53,028
2010/11 Increase 76,790
2011/12 Increase 113,994
2012/13 Increase 117,302
History
Key dates Opened 15 September 1847 (15 September 1847)
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Rugeley Trent Valley from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Rugeley Trent Valley is a railway station located on the outskirts of Rugeley in Staffordshire, England. It is one of two stations in Rugeley, the other being Rugeley Town. London Midland operates the station, and all trains serving it; a passenger-operated self-service ticket machine has been placed at the station entrance (which is on the southbound (Rugby-bound) platform).

It is a minor station on the Trent Valley section of the West Coast Main Line. It is also the junction with the Chase Line from Birmingham & Walsall.

The station in 1958

History[edit]

On 25 May 1998 the Chase Line was extended back into Rugeley Trent Valley from Birmingham New Street after the line closed in 1965.

The station was the location of The Queen's naming of Class 67 locomotive No. 67029 Royal Diamond, marking her diamond wedding anniversary with Prince Phillip, on 12 October 2007.

Layout[edit]

Rugeley Trent Valley has three platforms with Platform 3 located at the main entrance and Platforms 1 and 2 located on an island platform. Platform 1 is bi-directional which is used for terminating services from Birmingham New Street where as Platform 2 is used for northbound services to Crewe while Platform 3 is used for southbound services to London Euston. Between Platforms 2 and 3 there are two fast lines for non-stop services. All platforms are electrified however platform 1 is only electrified for a short distance outside the station at present (though this will change when the Chase Line is electrified in the next few years).

Rugeley Trent valley is unstaffed but does have a ticket machine and a PERTIS machine at the entrance.

Services[edit]

Rugeley Trent Valley is managed by London Midland who operate all the train services.

Chase Line[edit]

The station is served by a local service to Cannock, Walsall and Birmingham on the Chase Line which run half hourly during peak times and hourly during off peak times on Weekdays, half hourly on Saturdays and hourly on Sundays.

West Coast Mainline[edit]

Virgin Trains services from London Euston to North West England and Scotland do not call at Rugeley Trent Valley.

London Midland operate an hourly daytime service from the station to London Euston and Crewe, seven days a week. Most of these services run via Stoke-on-Trent and call at Stafford.

External links[edit]

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Coordinates: 52°46′12″N 1°55′48″W / 52.770°N 1.930°W / 52.770; -1.930