Tamworth railway station

Infobox UK station
name=Tamworth
locale=Tamworth
borough=Tamworth
platforms= 4
code=TAM
manager=London Midland
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usage0506=0.710
usage0607=0.767
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latitude=52.6369
longitude=-1.6867

Tamworth railway station is located where the Cross Country Route passes over the West Coast Main Line, in the United Kingdom, although there is no rail link between the two lines. There are four platforms: platforms 1 and 2 on the low level (the West Coast Main Line) and platforms 3 and 4 on the high level (on the Cross Country Route).

ervices

On the West Coast Main Line, services are provided by Virgin Trains, operating from London Euston to the north west of England and to Scotland, and by London Midland, between Rugby and Stafford. As of November 2007, many of the London Midland services are operated by replacement buses.

On the Cross Country Route, trains are operated by CrossCountry. There are services between Cardiff Central and Nottingham via Birmingham New Street, as well as between the south west and north east of England.

History

The original station was opened in 1839 by the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway on its original route from Derby to Hampton-in-Arden meeting the London and Birmingham Railway for London

In 1847 the London and North Western Railway built its Trent Valley Line passing beneath the original line with a new joint station, though they weren't referred to as "High Level" and "Low Level" till 1924. Since it was expected that only local trains would call, the platforms were on loops, with the running lines left clear for expresses. At that time there was a north to west curve linking the, by then, Midland with the LNWR line. A north to east curve was also planned but never built. Since it was the crossing of two major lines - one Bristol to Newcastle, the other Euston to Aberdeen - it was important for the Royal Mail transferring upwards of 2000 bags every night.

The station was rebuilt at some time and named "Trent Valley Station", then again in 1962 when the Trent Valley Line was electrified, requiring the High level line and platforms to be raised by two feet. [Pixton, B., (2005) "Birmingham-Derby: Portrait of a Famous Route," Runpast Publishing]

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