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Location notes
Situated on the West Coast Main Line just north of Nuneaton is this gem of a station.
Railway type and traffic
West Coast Main Line traffic so mostly Pendolinos, Voyagers and there is plenty of freight passing through as well.
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RTT Link Atherstone Station
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Environment
This is a very quiet station, which unfortunately has a very infrequent service at the time of writing.
Road directions
From Nuneaton head to the A5 and leave onto the B4116 and this will take you towards the station, the station itself is accessed through a black gate and there is a small and usually empty car park.
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Atherstone Station map co-ordinates
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Atherstone Station map co-ordinates
Parking
You can leave your car in the usually empty car park which can accommodate about 6 cars. You are not far away from your car at any time and it seems perfectly safe.
Public transport
The train service is infrequent to say the least.
Stagecoach in Warwickshire operate Route 48 between Coventry/Nuneaton and Atherstone at 20 minute intervals, and also route 777 every hour between Atherstone and Birmingham International Airport.
Arriva Midlands North operate Route 776 every hour between Tamworth and Nuneaton serving Atherstone.
There is a train from Nuneaton and Tamworth every hour on weekdays and every 2 hours over the weekend.
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Stagecoach in Warwickshire operate Route 48 between Coventry/Nuneaton and Atherstone at 20 minute intervals, and also route 777 every hour between Atherstone and Birmingham International Airport.
Arriva Midlands North operate Route 776 every hour between Tamworth and Nuneaton serving Atherstone.
There is a train from Nuneaton and Tamworth every hour on weekdays and every 2 hours over the weekend.
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Amenities
There is a very pleasant village/town in Atherstone itself and a Co-Op next to the station. The town itself is 5 minutes walk away and this features a 'Greggs' Bakery.
Accommodation
There is The Atherstone Red Lion Hotel which is a short walk up Station Street. Otherwise Nuneaton or Tamworth would probably be your best bet.
Sun Compass
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Atherstone Station
Streetmap links
Atherstone Station general view map
Atherstone Station close up map
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Atherstone Station
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Atherstone Station
Googly map
Atherstone Station general view map
Atherstone Station close up map
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Atherstone Station
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Photographic notes
Light is good for most of the day and the station is well lit for night time videographers! Views can be had in both directions and there is a curve at both ends so you can capture a tilting Pendolino with some ease.
The overbridge has now been completely removed. To access platform 1 (northbound) exit the station, turn left and walk through a narrow road underpass. Turn left again, and join the platform.
The overbridge has now been completely removed. To access platform 1 (northbound) exit the station, turn left and walk through a narrow road underpass. Turn left again, and join the platform.
General views - All photographs © Tony Rispoli unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north - Image © Robin Sharman
The footbridge has now been removed.
Fig 2 - Looking south
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Fig 3 - Looking north
Location Video
The Authors video from the location.
Videos by Callum Phelan.
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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.
