The Lakes railway station
The Lakes is a railway station located on the North Warwickshire Line in the north of Stratford-on-Avon District in Warwickshire, England. The nearest settlement is the village of Earlswood. Opened by the Great Western Railway as The Lakes Halt on 3 June 1935. The station was built to serve the nearby Earlswood Lakes, which were a popular destination for daytrippers. As it was only designed to cater for local traffic, it was built with relatively short platforms, being only 130 feet (40 m) long.[1] ServicesThe service in each direction between Birmingham and Stratford runs hourly (including Sundays) with most northbound services running through to Kidderminster. Until the May 2023 timetable change it was a request stop, meaning passengers wishing to board a train here needed to signal their intent to board to the driver; those wishing to alight needing to inform the train conductor.[2] In addition, due to the short length of the platforms, passengers boarding or alighting here must only do so through the front carriage.[3] All services are operated by West Midlands Railway.[4][5] References
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