Claverdon railway station serves the village of Claverdon

Claverdon

Claverdon is a village and civil parish in the Stratford district of Warwickshire, England, about west of the county town of Warwick.Claverdon's toponym comes from the Old English for "clover hill"...

 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...

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The station sees up to six Chiltern Railways

Chiltern Railways

Chiltern Railways is a British train operating company. It was set up at the privatisation of British Rail in 1996, and operates local passenger trains from Marylebone station in London to Aylesbury and main-line trains on the Chiltern Main Line to Birmingham Snow Hill with its associated branches...

 departures in each direction on the Stratford-upon-Avon

Stratford-upon-Avon

Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon, south east of Birmingham and south west of Warwick. It is the largest and most populous town of the District of Stratford-on-Avon, which uses the term "on" to indicate that it covers...

 to Leamington Spa

Leamington Spa

Royal Leamington Spa, commonly known as Leamington Spa or Leamington or Leam to locals, is a spa town in central Warwickshire, England. Formerly known as Leamington Priors, its expansion began following the popularisation of the medicinal qualities of its water by Dr Kerr in 1784, and by Dr Lambe...

 line every day except Sundays, and four of these trains continue to or start from London Marylebone, giving Claverdon a direct connection to the capital. There is only one London Midland

London Midland

London Midland is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. Legally named London and Birmingham Railway Ltd, it is a subsidiary of Govia, and has operated the West Midlands franchise since 11 November 2007....

 train daily and this is Southbound only in the Morning Peak on Monday-Friday Only.

The line on which the station stands was opened as a single-track branch in 1860, but was doubled between Bearley

Bearley railway station

Bearley railway station serves the village of Bearley in south Warwickshire. Once a junction station , today it is an unstaffed rural halt, managed by London Midland although Chiltern Railways provides most of the train services...

 and Hatton

Hatton railway station

Hatton railway station serves the village of Hatton in Warwickshire, England. The station is managed by Chiltern Railways. Most trains calling here are those provided by Chiltern on its London Marylebone/Leamington Spa/Birmingham Snow Hill/Kidderminster and London Marylebone/Leamington...

 in 1938 and a new two-platform station was built at Claverdon. When the second track was lifted in 1969 Claverdon reverted to being a single-platform station.

External links

• Historical photographs of Claverdon station at warwickshirerailways.com
• Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Claverdon station