Cannock railway station

Cannock
General information
Location	Cannock, Cannock Chase England
Grid reference	SJ985098
Managed by	West Midlands Railway
Line	Chase Line
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	CAO
Classification	DfT category F1
History
Original company	South Staffordshire Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 February 1858 (1858-02-01)	Opened as terminus
7 November 1859	Line extended to Rugeley
18 January 1965	Closed
10 April 1989	Reopened
Passengers
2020/21	39,180
2021/22	0.198 million
2022/23	0.233 million
2023/24	0.315 million
2024/25	0.329 million
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

v t e Chase Line
Legend
Trent Valley line to Stafford │ to Rugby Rugeley Trent Valley Rugeley B Power Station Rugeley Town Brindley Heath Hednesford Cannock Mineral Railway Cannock  M6 Toll  Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay Landywood limit of TfWM area Bloxwich North Bloxwich Birchills South Staffordshire line Sutton Park line Wolverhampton and Walsall Railway Walsall Walsall– Wolverhampton line South Staffordshire line  M6  Walsall–Wolverhampton line to Wolverhampton Bescot Stadium Bescot TMD Tame Bridge Parkway Tame Valley Canal  M5  Newton Road Hamstead Perry Barr Junctions Handsworth Wood Perry Barr Soho Road Witton West Midlands Metro  A38(M)  Snow Hill Lines Cross-City Line Rugby–Birmingham– Stafford line Soho Junctions Cross-City Line Aston Birmingham New Street to Stechford New Street South Tunnels Duddeston Proof House Junction Rugby–Birmingham– Stafford line TfWM free parking Other car parking

Cannock railway station serves the town of Cannock in the Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, England. It is situated on the Chase Line. The station and all trains serving it are operated by West Midlands Trains. The station is located over half a mile from the centre of the town, close to the suburbs of Stoney Lea and Hawks Green.

History

In 1854, the South Staffordshire Railway (SSR) obtained powers to build a branch to Cannock from Ryecroft Junction on its main line near Walsall; this was opened to passengers and goods on 1 February 1858 together with Cannock station. In 1855, the Cannock Mineral Railway (CMR) was authorised to connect this branch with the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) at Rugeley, this line was leased to the LNWR on 7 November 1859 and opened for passengers and goods at the same time.^[1][2] The SSR was leased to the LNWR in February 1861 and absorbed on 15 June 1867; the CMR being absorbed by the LNWR in 1869.^[3] The station was closed to passengers by British Railways on 18 January 1965^[2] and to goods on 10 August 1964, as part of the Beeching Axe. The remains of a small part of the original Up (southbound) platform can still be seen just to the north of the station and behind platform 1.

The station reopened by British Rail in 1989,^[4] as part of the first stage of the reopening to passenger trains of the Chase Line from Walsall to Hednesford.

Announcements were made in December 2018 for minor renovations of the station. "The plans include extending the platform, improving access, creating a 300-space car park, adding spaces for bikes and improving information points. The total cost is expected to be £400,000, with £129,000 being contributed from the joint Investment Fund agreed by Staffordshire County Council and £40,000 from the West Midlands Rail Executive and West Midlands Trains."^[5]

Completion of electrification of the Chase line in May 2019 enabled an increased service frequency and speed of services from Cannock^[6] including a direct electric train service to London for the first time.^{[citation needed]}

Services

The station is currently served by West Midlands Trains with local Transport for West Midlands branded "Chase Line" services,^[7] operated using Class 730 Electric multiple units (EMUs).^[8]

Usual off-peak services at Cannock follow a pattern such as the one below:

Services are listed in trains per hour (tph)

Mondays to Saturdays:

• 2 tph northbound to Rugeley Trent Valley via Hednesford, departing from Platform 2.
• 2 tph southbound to Birmingham International via Walsall and Birmingham New Street, departing from Platform 1.

Sundays:

• 1 tph northbound to Rugeley Trent Valley.
• 1 tph southbound to Birmingham International.

Gallery

• 
  Under construction in 1989
• 
  The station in March 2009
• 
  Cannock Station – sign and sculpture

References

1. Reed, M.C. (1996). The London & North Western Railway. Penryn: Atlantic Transport Publishers. pp. 69, 95. ISBN 0-906899-66-4.
2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 52. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
3. Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. pp. 65, 103. CN 8983.
4. Dynes, Michael (10 February 1992). "Railways enjoy a change of fortune". The Times. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
5. Callear, Charlotte. "Cannock railway station to get £231,000 makeover". expressandstar.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
6. Reynolds, Jordan (10 May 2019). "First passenger train travels on newly-electrified Chase Line". Express & Star. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
7. "Birmingham - Rugeley Trent Valley Timetable from Sunday 18 May 2025". West Midlands Railway.
8. "Class 730 fleet". West Midlands Railway.

External links

• Train times and station information for Cannock railway station from National Rail

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Hednesford		West Midlands Railway Rugeley - Walsall - Birmingham Chase Line		Landywood
		West Midlands Railway Rugeley - Walsall - Birmingham - Wolverhampton Limited service
	Historical railways
Hednesford Line and station open		London and North Western Railway Cannock Mineral Railway South Staffordshire Railway		Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay Line open, station closed

52°41′10″N 2°01′19″W / 52.686°N 2.022°W / 52.686; -2.022