Tamworth railway station

Tamworth
National Rail
Tamworth Station looking westbound on the West Coast Main Line
General information
LocationTamworth, Borough of Tamworth
England
Coordinates52°38′15″N 1°41′13″W / 52.6374°N 1.6869°W / 52.6374; -1.6869
Grid referenceSK213044
Managed byLondon Northwestern Railway
Platforms4
Tracks6
Other information
Station codeTAM
ClassificationDfT category C2
History
Opened12 August 1839 (1839-08-12)
Original companyBirmingham and Derby Junction Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway and London and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1847New joint station buildings erected
1909Station jointly staffed by the MR and LNWR
1961Station rebuilt
Passengers
2018/19Increase 1.279 million
 Interchange  Decrease 0.336 million
2019/20Decrease 1.271 million
 Interchange Increase 0.393 million
2020/21Decrease 0.234 million
 Interchange Decrease 43,012
2021/22Increase 0.834 million
 Interchange Increase 0.209 million
2022/23Increase 0.945 million
 Interchange Decrease 0.203 million
Location
Map
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Tamworth is a split-level railway station which serves the market town of Tamworth in Staffordshire, England. It is an interchange between two main lines; the Cross Country Route and the Trent Valley section of the West Coast Main Line (WCML). It has four platforms: Two low-level platforms (1 and 2) on the WCML, and, at a right-angle to, and passing over these, are two high-level platforms (3 and 4) served by the Cross Country Route. Historically there were chords connecting the two lines, but there is no longer any rail connection between them.