Widney Manor is a stop in the West Midlands between
Dorridge and
Solihull.
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| Chiltern 168 218 stands (wrong road) at Widney Manor |
| Information |
| Type: |
National Rail
(Chiltern Main Line &
Snow Hill Lines) |
| Station code: |
WMR |
| Opened: |
1899 |
| Platforms: |
2 |
The station was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1899 on it's line from
London Paddington to
Birkenhead. The line through Widney Manor had four tracks but two of these have now been lifted. The station had a small goods yard and cattle pens [1] but all these have now gone. Indeed all of the original station buildings have now gone.
The station has a modern booking office, shelters and footbridge as well as two carparks (one either side of the station). The station is managed by West Midlands Railway, who operate services up to three time an hour. The station is also served a few times a day by Chiltern Railways.
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Station sign
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WMR 172 341 arrives at Widney Manor
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View down the platform towards Solihull
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Main station building
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WMR 172 341 departs for Dorridge
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[1] Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, Banbury to Birmingham (Middleton Press, 2004) Fig. 70
