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Location notes
Stratford-upon Avon station although once a through station, is now a terminus in Warwickshire.
Railway type and traffic
This station is served by multiple units which go to Birmingham, Leamington Spa, and London Marylebone. There are also frequent charters to the town, both steam and diesel hauled.
Environment
This location is at the delightful ex-GWR station which can often be bustling with tourists due to the towns connection with William Shakespeare.
Road directions
The nearest town is Warwick, and is close to the M40, junction 15. From both Warwick and the motorway, take the A46 which leads you into Stratford. The train station is near to the centre of the town and is well signposted.
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Stratford-upon-Avon Station map co-ordinates
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Stratford-upon-Avon Station map co-ordinates
Parking
There is plenty of parking at the station including some spaces which are free for 20 minutes stays. If there is no room, there is always the supermarket next door!
Public transport
As well as the train service, buses from Warwick to Stratford include 16/16A and 18/18A which run about every half hour, although less regularly on Sundays and Bank Holidays.
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Amenities
The station itself has a quaint little café, although there is plenty of amenities in the town centre. The station is also next to a large superstore.
Accommodation
Being a tourist town there will be plenty of well priced accomodation.
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Stratford-upon-Avon Station
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Stratford-upon-Avon Station
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Stratford-upon-Avon Station
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Photographic notes
Shots can be taken from all platforms, and from the over bridge.
Sometimes, people can be seen waiting for a train from the south. The tracks appear to continue south, but the trains won`t get far as the tracks have been lifted beyond the bridge!
Sometimes, people can be seen waiting for a train from the south. The tracks appear to continue south, but the trains won`t get far as the tracks have been lifted beyond the bridge!
General views - All photographs © Jason Rodhouse unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking south
Fig 2 - Looking north
The tracks at the bottom of the picture only continue for a short distance.
Fig 3 - Looking north
Fig 4 - Looking north
An arrival shot from the station foot bridge.
Fig 5 - Looking south
Fig 6 - Looking south
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This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
