Looking to travel to the historic town of Stratford then you need to know the best and most affordable way to do that. As with any town, Stratford has its transport network from Buses to Rail etc.

Stratford Train Station is a well-served train station located in the Warwickshire area with excellent train links from Stratford  to such cities as Birmingham and London.

Stratford Train Station has three excellent platforms where you can depart to various locations as below.

·        Platform One: At this platform you can get trains to Birmingham and certain London services.

·        Platform Two: Specialist steam trains use this platform.

·        Platform Three: This Platform is entirely for train services to London.

The train service responsible for running trains to Birmingham on a hourly basis are operated by London Midland Trains and the service which runs trains to London every two hours are operated by Chiltern Railways with respective stops on the way.

Train services From Stratford upon Avon:

These main train services run from Stratford upon Avon Train station:

Train Number:71: From Stratford upon Avon to Stourbridge: Train Operator: London Midland: Every 60mins

Train Number: 71: Stratford upon Avon to Worcester: Train Operator: London Midland: Every 60mins.

Train Number: 115: London Marylebone to Stratford upon Avon: Chiltern Railways: Every 120 mins.

Facilities and Amenities:

Facilities and Amenities at Stratford upon Avon Train station consist of the following:

·        Waiting Room, Gents, and Ladies Toilets: Times: 06:00-18:00 Monday to Saturday then 09:00-18:00 Sunday.

·        A 24hr Car Park

·        A 24hr Taxi Rank

·        Train and Ticket Booking Office: Opening Times: 06:20-20:20 Monday to Saturday then 9:45-18:30  Sunday.

·        A 24Hr Bicycle Rack Located on Platform 1.

·        Kemar Café-Coffee Shop: Opening Times: 07:00-17:30 Monday to Friday: 08:00-17:30 Saturday: 09:00-17:30 Sunday during summer only.

Train Fares: This all depends on your date of travel plus time and destination but as an example if you wanted to travel from Stratford  to London on the following dates this is what you could expect to pay:

Travelling on Saturday 06 Aug 2011

Return on Tuesday 09 Aug 2011

Outbound:

Standard Single Fare: £22.15 Cheapest

First Class Single: £117.50 Cheapest

Return:

Standard Single Fare: £32:00 Cheapest

First Class Single: £117:50 Cheapest.

These fares are only examples of what you could pay as before it al depends on which station you wish to travel to in London whether it be Marylebone Station or Euston Station and your respective time of travel and of course your budget.

Chiltern Railways:

Chiltern Railways operate Train services from Stratford upon Train Station to London every two hours. Their most popular train services run from Birmingham Moor Street and Birmingham Snow Hill via Stratford upon Avon, Warwick Castle onto Leamington spa then onto Bicester Village,Aylesbury,High Wycombe then finishing the train journey at London Marylebone station.

Chiltern Railways has been running this popular service along the M40 corridor since 1996 between London Marylebone and Birmingham Snow Hill and Moor Street Stations.

For more information on Stratford upon Avon Train Station, to buy or book tickets and find cheap train tickets and train times contact:

Train Station

1 Station Road

Station Road

Stratford upon Avon

Warwickshire

CV37 6PL.

Tel: 0121-6342040

For more information on Chiltern Railways to buy or book tickets and find cheap train tickets and train times visit the website at: http://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/.

Shakespeare Express.

Stratford upon Avon is famous for its local attractions like the Shakespeare Houses and the RSC to name just a few and the Stratford upon Avon Train Station is no exception.

We mentioned earlier that Platform 2 at the Stratford upon Avon train station is used for specialist steam trains so the Shakespeare Express is one of the most popular steam trains that run from Birmingham Moor street station to Henley in Arden then onto Stratford upon Avon and back.

The service operates only on a Sunday between the months of July to September and is a very popular steam train excursion for enthusiasts of the stream age.

The train route begins at Birmingham Snow Hill Station then onto Birmingham Moor Street Station on the way is Henley in Arden then onto the finish at Stratford upon Avon train station. While on the Shakespeare express enjoy some fine dining with breakfast, which is served from Birmingham with lunch at either Henley or Stratford and then enjoy High Tea while on your return journey from Stratford.

All in your journey on the Shakespeare express takes in a total of 50 miles and is a hour each way with the steam trains travelling up to 75mph dependant on which locomotive is used. Travelling on the Shakespeare Express is truly a great way to see the beautiful countryside between Birmingham and Stratford as you travel along the Shakespeare Line heading south. As you look through the carriage window you will see travelling from Birmingham a ever changing landscape from the industrial past of Birmingham factories thorough to the beautiful Warwickshire countryside.

So whether you want to celebrate a anniversary or just have a great day out then visit the Shakespeare Express.

You can get more information on Vintage and Steam Trains by contacting:

Vintage Trains: Tel: 0121-708 4960

Tyseley Locomotive Works: Tel: 0121-708 4965

Comments :

Fede (10/03/2012 00:13:56)

Thanks for responding, Monk! I'm glad you're here, both for your ignishts and because, frankly, this place is quiet enough that it's perfect for hunting wabbits. :PTrue, Christianity has been, is, and will be a major feature of the Western world. However, I think its association with these ideas is largely historical accident - it just happens to be the case that it was in the West that these ideas first came into being, which is where Christianity happened to be enjoying dominance. Really, I th

Chaweewan (09/03/2012 08:01:58)

As a Conductor for the last five years I can tell you that we do not like the delays any more than you do. Probably had siemthong to do with the signal situations. If you are running on approaches for some reason you cant very well blast down at the next light with all the government rules and regulations we have to follow. An approach is basically telling you that the next light will be red and do not go through it. Afterall what was a 45 minute delay to you would be a 30+ day unpaid suspension

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