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English: Warwick railway station photo survey (10) Seats, video display and shelter on platform 1, the down (westbound) platform, at Warwick railway station. The bench seats date from the 1930s when the Great Western Railway (GWR) adopted the circular design of monogram (colloquially known as the 'shirt button logo') reflecting its adoption of 'art deco' style during the 1930s.
Warwick station was opened in 1852 by the Great Western railway (GWR) as part of its route from Oxford to Birmingham. It is located approximately half-a-mile from the town centre and appears rather modest for such an historic town. Today, Warwick station is managed by Chiltern Railways who also operate the majority of the train services although the station is also served by London Midland and CrossCountry. The main station building and entrance is at the end of Station Road (a driveway from Coventry Road) on the south side of the line. There is also a smaller entrance from Woodcote Road on the north side of the line. The red brick station building has changed little since its construction and it houses a waiting room, ticket office, staff rooms and a taxi business. Warwick station's two facing platforms are connected by an underpass. The platforms are staggered slightly and are signalled for bi-directional running. The up platform (for London-bound services) is numbered 2 and the down platform (for Birmingham-bound services) is numbered 1. There is an indoor waiting room in the main building on platform 1 and also small waiting shelters on both platforms. The station once had extensive goods sidings, a goods shed, a six-ton crane and a coal depot. Goods facilities declined rapidly during the 1950s and 60s and Warwick's goods yard closed in 1969. |
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Author | Andy F |
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Camera location | 52° 17′ 12″ N, 1° 34′ 56″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 52.286670; -1.582100 |
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Object location | 52° 17′ 12″ N, 1° 34′ 57″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 52.286580; -1.582400 |
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