Lichfield Trent Valley railway station
Lichfield Trent Valley 
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Northward view of the low-level platforms.
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| Location | |
| Place | Lichfield |
| Local authority | District of Lichfield |
| Coordinates | 52°41′12″N 1°48′01″W / 52.68662°N 1.80024°WCoordinates: 52°41′12″N 1°48′01″W / 52.68662°N 1.80024°W |
| Grid reference | SK136099 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | LTV |
| Managed by | London Midland |
| Number of platforms | 3 |
| DfT category | E |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.899 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.914 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.969 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.982 million |
| 2015/16 |
1.064 million |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1847 |
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Trent Valley Railway South Staffordshire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| 15 September 1847 | Original station on Trent Valley Rly opened as Lichfield |
| August 1849 | Station on South Staffs Rly opened as Lichfield Trent Valley Junction |
| 3 July 1871 | Earlier stations closed; present Lichfield Trent Valley station opened |
| 18 January 1965 | High Level platforms closed |
| 28 November 1988 | High Level platform re-opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Lichfield Trent Valley from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Lichfield Trent Valley is a railway station on the outskirts of the city of Lichfield in Staffordshire, England. It is one of two stations in Lichfield, the other being Lichfield City in the city-centre. It is a split-level station, with low level platforms served by the Trent Valley section of the West Coast Main Line, and a single high level platform which is the northern terminus of the Cross-City Line.
The station is located 1 mile north-east from the City Centre and serves the East and North side of the city, as well as being used by commuters from surrounding villages, such as Fradley, Alrewas and Whittington. The station bears the name Trent Valley, as do other stations on the line such as Rugeley Trent Valley, due to the fact that the line was opened by the Trent Valley Railway, which ran between Rugby and Stafford. The River Trent is found around 6 miles north of Lichfield Trent Valley at Wynchnor Junction, where it is joined by two of its tributaries, the River Tame and the River Mease. Access to the station is from the A5127. The station serves as a connecting station for travellers wishing to get to Birmingham on the Cross-City Line.
Its low-level platforms are located on the Trent Valley Line section of the West Coast Main Line (WCML). Facilities are basic – the original station buildings on the low-level platforms were demolished in 1969 and replaced with a basic wooden building and shelter.
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