Heritage railway stations · West Midlands
Leamington Spa railway station
Leamington Spa 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
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Leamington Spa 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
Leamington Spa railway station serves the town of Leamington Spa, in Warwickshire, England. It is situated on Old Warwick Road, towards the southern edge of the town centre. It is a major stop on the Chiltern Main Line between London and Birmingham, and is the southern terminus of a branch line to Coventry.
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Background
History
The first station at the site, under the name Leamington was opened by the Great Western Railway (GWR) on its new main line between Birmingham, Oxford and London in 1852. It was later renamed Leamington Spa in 1913. In 1864, a connection was made between the GWR and LNWR lines at Leamington, which was mainly used to exchange goods traffic. In the 1930s, GWR took advantage of a government loan guarantee scheme to fund improvements to their railway network; one of these improvements was the complete rebuilding between 1937 and 1939 of their station at Leamington in the then popular Art Deco style, to the designs of the GWR's chief architect Percy Emerson Culverhouse. The station came under…
Architecture
The present Art Deco-style station, which dates from immediately prior to the Second World War having been rebuilt comprehensively between 1937 and 1939, has four platforms which are numbered one to four from south to north:
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- Coordinates
- 52.2846, -1.5363
- County
- Warwickshire
- District
- Warwick
- Parish
- Royal Leamington Spa
- Postcode
- CV31 3SG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Warwick and Leamington
- Official site
- www.lofttheatrecompany.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q1971430 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Leamington Spa railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Leamington Spa railway station?
- Leamington Spa railway station is in Warwickshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode CV31 3SG), in the parish of Royal Leamington Spa.
- Who owns Leamington Spa railway station?
- Leamington Spa railway station is owned by Chiltern Railways.
- Is Leamington Spa railway station a listed building?
- Leamington Spa railway station is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- Is Leamington Spa railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Leamington Spa railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Leamington Spa railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CV31 3SG. It sits within the Warwick and Leamington parliamentary constituency.