Codsall Railway Station

About Codsall Railway Station

Codsall railway station, situated on the Great Western Railway's London (Paddington) to Birkenhead via Birmingham (Snow Hill) line, serves the village of Codsall in Staffordshire, England. The station has two platforms. ServicesCodsall is typically served every day except for Sunday by one train per hour in each direction between Birmingham New Street and Shrewsbury via Wolverhampton. These services are operated by London Midland with some extra trains at peak times on weekdays. Some late evening trains are operated by Arriva Trains Wales. There are fewer trains on Sundays (every two hours each way) and all Sunday services are operated by ATW. These mostly run between Wolverhampton & Shrewsbury, though a few extend to & . Recent historyThe original listed GWR footbridge, between the two platforms and which dated from 1883, was accidentally destroyed by contractors using a road-rail crane in June 2005. Five of the original cast iron columns have been damaged beyond repair. The replacement replica columns were cast at Barr and Grosvenor's foundry in Wolverhampton during 2007. Approximately 70% of the original wrought iron span was found to be salvageable for reuse in the replacement which has been rebuilt a little higher than the original to comply with current regulations.

Codsall Railway Station Description

Codsall railway station, situated on the Great Western Railway's London (Paddington) to Birkenhead via Birmingham (Snow Hill) line, serves the village of Codsall in Staffordshire, England. The station has two platforms. ServicesCodsall is typically served every day except for Sunday by one train per hour in each direction between Birmingham New Street and Shrewsbury via Wolverhampton. These services are operated by London Midland with some extra trains at peak times on weekdays. Some late evening trains are operated by Arriva Trains Wales. There are fewer trains on Sundays (every two hours each way) and all Sunday services are operated by ATW. These mostly run between Wolverhampton & Shrewsbury, though a few extend to & . Recent historyThe original listed GWR footbridge, between the two platforms and which dated from 1883, was accidentally destroyed by contractors using a road-rail crane in June 2005. Five of the original cast iron columns have been damaged beyond repair. The replacement replica columns were cast at Barr and Grosvenor's foundry in Wolverhampton during 2007. Approximately 70% of the original wrought iron span was found to be salvageable for reuse in the replacement which has been rebuilt a little higher than the original to comply with current regulations.

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Codsall Railway Station is located at WV8 1 Wolverhampton
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