Stafford railway station
railway station in Staffordshire, England, UK
Stafford railway station is a mainline railway station that serves the market town of Stafford in Staffordshire, England. It is situated on a the junction of the Trent Valley line branch of the West Coast Main Line and the Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford line.
Stafford | |
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Location | |
Place | Stafford |
Local authority | Stafford |
Operations | |
Station code | STA |
Managed by | Avanti West Coast |
Platforms in use | 5 |
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail | |
History | |
Key dates | Opened 4 July 1837 |
National Rail - UK railway stations | |
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
The station is the second busiest in Staffordshire, the busiest being Stoke-on-Trent.
Services
changeNorthbound
change- 1tph to Liverpool Lime Street (fast). Operated by Avanti West Coast.
- 1tph to Crewe only. Operated by London Northwestern Railway.
- 2tph to Liverpool Lime Street (semi-fast). Operated by London Northwestern Railway.
- 2tph to Manchester Piccadilly. Operated by CrossCountry.
Other services which do not operate on a regular basis are also present at Stafford, including other Avanti West Coast services and Transport for Wales services.
Southbound
change- 2tph to Birmingham New Street (semi-fast). Operated by London Northwestern Railway
- 1tph to London Euston (semi-fast). Operated by London Northwestern Railway.
- 1tph to London Euston only. Operated by Avanti West Coast.
- 1tph to Bournemouth via Coventry and Reading. Operated by CrossCountry.
- 1tph to Bristol Temple Meads, with some trains continuing to Paignton or Plymouth. Operated by CrossCountry.