The Lakes is a railway station located on the North Warwickshire Line in the north of Stratford-on-Avon District in Warwickshire, England. It is sited between Earlswood and Wood End, from Tyseley South Junction. The nearest settlement is the village of Earlswood. The station was built to serve the nearby Earlswood Lakes, which were a popular destination for daytrippers at the time.
History The station opened by the Great Western Railway as The Lakes Halt on 3 June 1935, originally built as a halt for fishermen, but reverted to its current name from 6 May 1968. As it was only designed to cater for local traffic, it was built with relatively short platforms, being only long, a third of the length of the platforms at neighbouring Earlswood.
Facilities The station only has basic facilities, including shelters on both platforms. As there are no facilities to purchase tickets, passengers must buy one in advance, or from the guard on the train.
Passenger volume +Passenger volume at The Lakes2004–052005–062006–072007–082008–092009–102010–112011–122012–132013–142014–152015–162016–172017–182018–192019–202020–212021–222022–232023–242024–25Entries and exits10,2109,7928,9576,85110,88411,85011,83212,39211,56413,12412,11612,81213,88813,01012,66613,0583,1389,29810,53214,47617,778 The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services The service in each direction between Birmingham and Stratford runs hourly (including Sundays) with most northbound services running through to . Until the May 2023 timetable change it was a request stop, meaning passengers wishing to board a train here needed to signal their intent to board to the driver; those wishing to alight needing to inform the train conductor. In addition, due to the short length of the platforms, passengers boarding or alighting here must only do so through the front carriage. All services are operated by West Midlands Railway.
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Photographs of The Lakes Halt at www.warwickshirerailways.com Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: The Lakes station