Stafford railway station

Stafford railway station is a mainline railway station that serves the market town of Stafford in Staffordshire, England. It is situated on a the junction of the Trent Valley line branch of the West Coast Main Line and the Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford line.

Stafford
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A Class 390 Pendolino at Stafford in 2018
Location
Place	Stafford
Local authority	Stafford
Operations
Station code	STA
Managed by	Avanti West Coast
Platforms in use	5
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail
History
Key dates	Opened 4 July 1837 (4 July 1837)
National Rail - UK railway stations
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

The station is the second busiest in Staffordshire, the busiest being Stoke-on-Trent.

Northbound

• 1tph to Liverpool Lime Street (fast). Operated by Avanti West Coast.
• 1tph to Crewe only. Operated by London Northwestern Railway.
• 2tph to Liverpool Lime Street (semi-fast). Operated by London Northwestern Railway.
• 2tph to Manchester Piccadilly. Operated by CrossCountry.

Other services which do not operate on a regular basis are also present at Stafford, including other Avanti West Coast services and Transport for Wales services.

Southbound

• 2tph to Birmingham New Street (semi-fast). Operated by London Northwestern Railway
• 1tph to London Euston (semi-fast). Operated by London Northwestern Railway.
• 1tph to London Euston only. Operated by Avanti West Coast.
• 1tph to Bournemouth via Coventry and Reading. Operated by CrossCountry.
• 1tph to Bristol Temple Meads, with some trains continuing to Paignton or Plymouth. Operated by CrossCountry.

Stafford Railway Station Media

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  Stafford 4 railway station geograph-2165906

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  Stafford station, looking south from the end of platform 3/4.

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  A 1902 Railway Clearing House diagram of railway junctions around Stafford

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  A southbound Virgin Trains express calling at Stafford in 2014.