Heritage railway stations · West Midlands
Coventry railway station
Coventry railway station — a Grade II*-listed railway station in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
About
Coventry railway station is a Grade II*-listed building in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Coventry railway station serves the city of Coventry, in the West Midlands, England. It lies on the Birmingham loop of the West Coast Main Line (WCML); it is also located at the centre of a junction where the lines to Nuneaton and to Leamington converge. It is situated on the southern edge of the city-centre, just outside the Coventry ring road, about 250 yards to the south of junction 6. With nearly 6.5 million passengers in 2023–2024, the station is the second busiest in the West Midlands, after Birmingham New Street. The station has the PlusBus scheme, where train and bus tickets can be bought together at a saving.
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Background
History
The original station was built in 1838, as part of the London and Birmingham Railway, and could be entered from Warwick Road where two flights of stairs took the passengers down to the platform. Within two years, it had been replaced with a new larger station, a few hundred feet nearer to Rugby, this time, accessed via Eaton Road. In the late 19th century, the Coventry tram network extended to the station at Eaton Road. The original station building remained in service as the station masters offices, until the station was redeveloped in the early 1960s by the London Midland Region of British Railways. The 1840 station was subject to a significant number of modifications and extensions over…
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- Coordinates
- 52.4009, -1.5141
- District
- Coventry
- Parish
- Coventry, unparished area
- Postcode
- CV1 2GT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Coventry South
Sources
- wikidata: Q2058701 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Coventry railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Coventry railway station?
- Coventry railway station is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode CV1 2GT), in the parish of Coventry, unparished area.
- Who owns Coventry railway station?
- Coventry railway station is owned by Avanti West Coast.
- Is Coventry railway station a listed building?
- Coventry railway station is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- Is Coventry railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Coventry railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Coventry railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CV1 2GT. It sits within the Coventry South parliamentary constituency.