Blakedown railway station
Blakedown 
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| Location | |
| Place | Blakedown |
| Local authority | Wyre Forest |
| Grid reference | SO880787 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BKD |
| Managed by | London Midland |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F1 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 83,314 |
| 2012/13 |
 83,008 |
| 2013/14 |
89,252 |
| 2014/15 |
91,698 |
| 2015/16 |
97,028 |
| History | |
| 1852 ? ? |
Opened as Churchill Renamed Churchill and Blakedown Renamed to current name |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Blakedown from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Blakedown railway station serves the English village of Blakedown, Worcestershire. It was opened (as Churchill station) in 1852, and was later known as Churchill & Blakedown before adopting its current name (the signal box still uses the old name, as shown above).
The station is unstaffed, with only a basic shelter on each platform. There is a level crossing immediately to the west of the platforms, and in the absence of a footbridge or subway this is also the only method for passengers to cross the tracks.
The platforms were lengthened in the 1990s to allow longer trains to call (see image - the hollow space and the white fence mark the extension). This is because Blakedown is within the Birmingham commuter band and usage increased.
Since August 2012 the signalling system has been altered, with the former signal box having been abolished and control of the nearby crossing and signals transferred to the West Midlands SCC at Saltley.
All trains serving Blakedown are now operated by London Midland. Numerous Chiltern Railways Kidderminster-London services call at Blakedown, as of the 2016 timetable.
In 2016, trains run every 30 minutes each way, with off-peak trains terminating at Kidderminster westbound & eastbound services running alternately to Dorridge and Whitlocks End. Through services are available to both Worcester stations at peak periods. There is a two-hourly service from the station each way on Sundays, with through trains to and from Worcester.
Coordinates: 52°24′22″N 2°10′34″W / 52.406°N 2.176°W
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