The Lakes railway station
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The Lakes railway station is located in the north of Stratford-on-Avon District
in Warwickshire
, England
. The nearest settlement is the village of Earlswood
. The station is named for the nearby Earlswood Lakes
, which were a popular destination for daytrippers, and were the station's raison d'être.
The Lakes features very short platforms lengths (able to accommodate only up to two vehicles), which means many passengers have to enter through the cab door. This station is a request stop, and passengers must make an appropriate signal to allow the driver to stop the train in order to allow them to alight.
Originally called The Lakes Halt, the suffix was dropped on 6 May 1968.
in Warwickshire
, England
. The nearest settlement is the village of Earlswood
. The station is named for the nearby Earlswood Lakes
, which were a popular destination for daytrippers, and were the station's raison d'être.
The Lakes features very short platforms lengths (able to accommodate only up to two vehicles), which means many passengers have to enter through the cab door. This station is a request stop, and passengers must make an appropriate signal to allow the driver to stop the train in order to allow them to alight.
Originally called The Lakes Halt, the suffix was dropped on 6 May 1968.
in Warwickshire
, England
. The nearest settlement is the village of Earlswood
. The station is named for the nearby Earlswood Lakes
, which were a popular destination for daytrippers, and were the station's raison d'être.
The Lakes features very short platforms lengths (able to accommodate only up to two vehicles), which means many passengers have to enter through the cab door. This station is a request stop, and passengers must make an appropriate signal to allow the driver to stop the train in order to allow them to alight.
Originally called The Lakes Halt, the suffix was dropped on 6 May 1968.
Stratford-on-Avon (district)
Stratford-on-Avon is a local government district of southern Warwickshire in England.The district is named "Stratford-on-Avon" to distinguish it from its main town of Stratford-upon-Avon where the district council is based, although this name often causes confusion .The district is mostly rural and...
in Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The nearest settlement is the village of Earlswood
Earlswood, West Midlands
Earlswood is a small village at the south of the borough of Solihull in England. It straddles the county border of Warwickshire and West Midlands...
. The station is named for the nearby Earlswood Lakes
Earlswood Lakes
Earlswood Lakes is the modern name for three man-made reservoirs which were built in the 1820s at Earlswood in Warwickshire, England, to supply water to the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal. They still supply the canal, and also provide leisure facilities, including sailing, fishing and walking...
, which were a popular destination for daytrippers, and were the station's raison d'être.
The Lakes features very short platforms lengths (able to accommodate only up to two vehicles), which means many passengers have to enter through the cab door. This station is a request stop, and passengers must make an appropriate signal to allow the driver to stop the train in order to allow them to alight.
Originally called The Lakes Halt, the suffix was dropped on 6 May 1968.
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The Lakes railway station is located in the north of Stratford-on-Avon DistrictStratford-on-Avon (district)
Stratford-on-Avon is a local government district of southern Warwickshire in England.The district is named "Stratford-on-Avon" to distinguish it from its main town of Stratford-upon-Avon where the district council is based, although this name often causes confusion .The district is mostly rural and...
in Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The nearest settlement is the village of Earlswood
Earlswood, West Midlands
Earlswood is a small village at the south of the borough of Solihull in England. It straddles the county border of Warwickshire and West Midlands...
. The station is named for the nearby Earlswood Lakes
Earlswood Lakes
Earlswood Lakes is the modern name for three man-made reservoirs which were built in the 1820s at Earlswood in Warwickshire, England, to supply water to the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal. They still supply the canal, and also provide leisure facilities, including sailing, fishing and walking...
, which were a popular destination for daytrippers, and were the station's raison d'être.
The Lakes features very short platforms lengths (able to accommodate only up to two vehicles), which means many passengers have to enter through the cab door. This station is a request stop, and passengers must make an appropriate signal to allow the driver to stop the train in order to allow them to alight.
Originally called The Lakes Halt, the suffix was dropped on 6 May 1968.
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The Lakes railway station is located in the north of Stratford-on-Avon DistrictStratford-on-Avon (district)
Stratford-on-Avon is a local government district of southern Warwickshire in England.The district is named "Stratford-on-Avon" to distinguish it from its main town of Stratford-upon-Avon where the district council is based, although this name often causes confusion .The district is mostly rural and...
in Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The nearest settlement is the village of Earlswood
Earlswood, West Midlands
Earlswood is a small village at the south of the borough of Solihull in England. It straddles the county border of Warwickshire and West Midlands...
. The station is named for the nearby Earlswood Lakes
Earlswood Lakes
Earlswood Lakes is the modern name for three man-made reservoirs which were built in the 1820s at Earlswood in Warwickshire, England, to supply water to the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal. They still supply the canal, and also provide leisure facilities, including sailing, fishing and walking...
, which were a popular destination for daytrippers, and were the station's raison d'être.
The Lakes features very short platforms lengths (able to accommodate only up to two vehicles), which means many passengers have to enter through the cab door. This station is a request stop, and passengers must make an appropriate signal to allow the driver to stop the train in order to allow them to alight.
Originally called The Lakes Halt, the suffix was dropped on 6 May 1968.
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