The station was opened by the London North Western Railway in 1860. The station was threatened with closure in 2004 but managed to survive with a reduced service. West of the station were extensive goods and carriage sidings. These closed in 1965 [1].
The station has a staffed ticket office. Access to the platforms from road level (the station is in a cutting) is via stairways. Each platform has a brick shelter. The station is managed by West Midlands Railway with a train per hour in each direction usually between Rugeley Trent Valley and Birmingham International.
One of the platform shelters
View from road level
View down the platform towards Birmingham
LNWR 350 239 arrives with a Birmingham bound service
View down the platform
[1] Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, Rugby to Birmingham (Middleton Press, 2008) Fig. 111
