Kenilworth railway station

Kenilworth
National Rail
The main building of the reopened Kenilworth station
General information
LocationKenilworth, Warwick
England
Coordinates52°20′34″N 1°34′21″W / 52.3429°N 1.5726°W / 52.3429; -1.5726
Grid referenceSP291716
Managed byWest Midlands Railway
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeKNW
History
Original companyLondon and Birmingham Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
9 December 1844Opened
1884Rebuilt
18 January 1965Closed
30 April 2018Reopened
18 January 2021Rail services suspended temporarily
26 April 2021Rail services resumed
Passengers
2018/190.170 million
2019/20Increase 0.211 million
2020/21Decrease 41,900
2021/22Increase 78,960
2022/23Increase 0.139 million
Location
Map
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Kenilworth railway station serves the town of Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England; it is a stop on the Coventry to Leamington Line. The original Kenilworth station opened in 1844, before being rebuilt in 1884 and closed in 1965.[1] In 2013, it was announced that the station would reopen in 2016;[2] it finally reopened on 30 April 2018.[3][4]

  1. ^ "The Railways of Warwickshire". Archived from the original on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2008.
  2. ^ "Kenilworth railway station plan receives £5m backing". BBC News Coventry & Warwickshire. Rail Media. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Kenilworth station to open at end of April". BBC News. BBC. 20 April 2018. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  4. ^ "WATCH: First train in 53 years finally serves Kenilworth Station". Leamington Courier. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.