Blakedown Railway Station

Facts and Figures

Blakedown railway station serves the English village of Blakedown, Worcestershire. It was opened (as Churchill station) in 1852, later becoming known for a time as Churchill & Blakedown after the two villages became a single parish.

The station is unstaffed, with only a basic shelter on each platform. There is a level crossing immediately to the west of the platforms, and in the absence of a footbridge or subway this is also the only method for passengers to cross the tracks.

The platforms were lengthened in the 1990s to allow longer trains to call (see image - the hollow space and the white fence mark the extension). This is because Blakedown is within the Birmingham commuter band and over the twenty years between 1998 - 2018 usage of the station has increased by 147%. Currently there is a proposal to develop a car park on an adjacent field site to cater for further anticipated growth.Since August 2012 the signalling system has been altered, with the former signal box having been closed and control of the nearby crossing and signals transferred to the West Midlands SCC at Saltley. The old signal box was then acquired by the Churchill and Blakedown Historical Society for their headquarters and was shifted across the road to a site adjoining the station in 2016.

Source: Wikipedia

Station Facts

Name: Blakedown
CRS Code: BKD
Location Code: 457400
Info Board Name: BLAKEDOWN
Address: Blakedown station, Mill Lane, Blakedown, Worcestershire
Postcode: DY10 3LF
Operator: West Midlands Railway
Opened: 1886
Number of platforms: 2
DfT Category: F1 (Small unstaffed)

Annual Usage Figures

Year	Entry/Exit	Interchange
2018	21124	0
2017	19564	0
2016	9876	0
2015	10050	0
2014	10891	0
2013	10302	0
2012	10838	0
2011	10601	0
2010	10387	0
2009	11577	0
2008	9577	0
2007	7866	0

Location Data

County Council Electoral Division: Chaddesley
Civil Parish/community: Churchill and Blakedown
European Region: West Midlands
County Council: Worcestershire County Council
UK Parliament Constituency: Wyre Forest
District Council: Wyre Forest District Council
District Council Ward: Wyre Forest Rural

Things near Blakedown Railway Station at other websites

Hotels near Blakedown Railway Station at Travelmash
Car Parks near Blakedown Railway Station at UK Car Parks
Air quality forecast for Blakedown Railway Station at Smogwatch
Sunrise and sunset times at Blakedown Railway Station at The Time and Place
River levels and flood warnings near Blakedown Railway Station at River Levels UK

(Links open in a new window)

Recent Crime Figures

Month	Total Crime	Antisocial Behaviour	Vehicle Crime	Violent Crime
November 2018	1	0	0	1
October 2018	0	0	0	0
September 2018	0	0	0	0
August 2018	0	0	0	0
July 2018	0	0	0	0
June 2018	0	0	0	0
May 2018	1	0	1	0
April 2018	0	0	0	0
March 2018	0	0	0	0
February 2018	0	0	0	0
January 2018	0	0	0	0
December 2017	0	0	0	0
November 2017	0	0	0	0
October 2017	0	0	0	0
September 2017	0	0	0	0
August 2017	0	0	0	0
July 2017	0	0	0	0
June 2017	0	0	0	0
May 2017	0	0	0	0
April 2017	0	0	0	0
March 2017	0	0	0	0
February 2017	0	0	0	0
January 2017	0	0	0	0
December 2016	0	0	0	0
November 2016	0	0	0	0
October 2016	0	0	0	0
September 2016	0	0	0	0
August 2016	0	0	0	0
July 2016	0	0	0	0
June 2016	0	0	0	0
May 2016	0	0	0	0
April 2016	0	0	0	0
January 2016	0	0	0	0
December 2015	0	0	0	0
November 2015	0	0	0	0
October 2015	0	0	0	0
September 2015	0	0	0	0
August 2015	1	1	0	0
July 2015	0	0	0	0
June 2015	0	0	0	0
May 2015	0	0	0	0
April 2015	0	0	0	0
March 2015	0	0	0	0
February 2015	0	0	0	0
January 2015	0	0	0	0
December 2014	0	0	0	0
November 2014	0	0	0	0
October 2014	0	0	0	0
September 2014	0	0	0	0
August 2014	0	0	0	0
July 2014	0	0	0	0
June 2014	0	0	0	0
May 2014	0	0	0	0
April 2014	0	0	0	0
March 2014	0	0	0	0
February 2014	0	0	0	0
January 2014	0	0	0	0
December 2013	0	0	0	0
November 2013	0	0	0	0
October 2013	0	0	0	0
September 2013	0	0	0	0
August 2013	0	0	0	0
July 2013	0	0	0	0
June 2013	0	0	0	0
May 2013	0	0	0	0
April 2013	1	0	0	1

abcrailwayguide.uk is a Good Stuff website.