Shirley is a stop on the North Warwickshire Line (usually called the Shakespeare Line nowadays) between
Yardley Wood and
Whitlocks End.
| Information |
| Type: |
National Rail
(Shakespeare Line) |
| Station code: |
SRL |
| Opened: |
1908 |
| Platforms: |
2 |
Shirley was opened in 1908 along with other stations on the line by the Great Western Railway. It was given a brick building which is still in use with full facilities (with ten staff) as well as a goods yard, which was removed in 1968 [1]. The station is otherwise largely unchanged from opening apart from signage. The footbridge has been replaced though and lifts have been added either side of the footbridge in recent years to aid station accessibility.
Shirley was the terminus for commuter services from
Birmingham until services were extended to Whitlocks End in 2010. Shirley also has services for
Stratford-upon-Avon and
Worcester.
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| WMR 172 218 departs Shirley |
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| Station frontage |
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| View of the footbridge |
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| View of the station buildings |
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| Footbridge view including the lift shafts either side |
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| Station sign |
[1] Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, Stratford-upon-Avon to Birmingham (Moor Street) (Middleton Press, 2006) Fig. 74
