Rugeley Trent Valley railway station
- Rugeley Trent Valley railway station
Infobox UK station
name = Rugeley Trent Valley
manager = London Midland
locale = Rugeley
borough = Lichfield
start =
platforms = 3
lowusage0405 = 7,731
lowusage0506 = 6,767
lowusage0607 = 11,314
code = RGL
Rugeley Trent Valley is a railway station on the outskirts of Rugeley in Staffordshire, England. It is one of two stations in Rugeley, the other being Rugeley Town. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by London Midland.
It is a minor station on the Trent Valley section of Britain's busiest railway line, the West Coast Main Line. It is also the junction with the Chase Line from Birmingham and Walsall.
Locomotive Naming
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 the 12th October 2007.
Current Services
Monday to Saturday daytimes and all day Sunday, London Midland operate 1 train per hour to Birmingham New Street via Walsall with some additional services at peak times on weekdays. There is also an hourly service (with 1 two hour gap) to Stafford that operates on weekday daytimes only. On the Trent Valley Main Line, London Midland operate a vey limited service of 2 trains per day on week days only running between Crewe and Northampton. One of these trains extends north of Crewe to Liverpool Lime Street and one extends south of Northampton to London Euston.
Future Services
From December 2008, London Midland will operate an hourly service from the station to London Euston snd Crewe. Also from December 2008, the hourly service to Stafford will be withdrawn although services to Stafford will still be available on the new London Euston to Crewe service.
External links
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