| 词条 | Stafford railway station |
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| name = Stafford | symbol = rail | coordinates = {{coord|52.80359|-2.12307|type:railwaystation_region:GB_scale:10000|display=inline,title}} | gridref = SJ918229 | image_name = Stafford station, Geograph-2358606-by-David-Dixon.jpg | caption = Station entrance. | manager = Virgin Trains | locale = Stafford | borough = Borough of Stafford | code = STA | dft_category = C1 | platforms = 5
Stafford railway station is the only railway station in Stafford, Staffordshire, England, and is the second busiest railway station in Staffordshire, after Stoke-on-Trent. The station serves the county town, as well as surrounding villages. The station lies on the junction of the Trent Valley Line and the Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line. Stafford station also formerly served the now defunct Stafford to Uttoxeter and Stafford to Shrewsbury Lines. The current station building was built in 1962, and is the fourth station to have existed on this site. The interior of the station was refurbished in 2015, which allowed the station to have a new WH Smiths store, and an improved ticket office. HistoryThe first station was built by the Grand Junction Railway and opened in July 1837.[1]{{rp|32}} It soon became inadequate and was replaced by a second station in 1844. A third station was built in 1862 which was eventually replaced by the current concrete Brutalist building in 1962, built as part of the modernisation programme which saw the electrification of the West Coast Main Line.{{sfn|Webb|2017|p=50}}[2] Lines originally built by the Stafford and Uttoxeter Railway and the Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company (to Shrewsbury) also used the station. The Stafford to Uttoxeter line closed to passenger traffic in 1939,[3] with the Shrewsbury line closing as part of the Beeching Axe in 1964.[4] Following the rebuilding of the station between 1961 and 1962 by the architect William Robert Headley, Isabel, a narrow gauge engine built by local firm W.G. Bagnall stood on a plinth on the opposite side of Station Road at the junction of Railway Street, until it was removed in the mid-1980s and is now on the Amerton Railway.[5] Incidents and accidentsTwo accidents have happened at Stafford since 1990:
The station todayThere are five platforms in use at the station, all of which are accessible from either of the main lines that converge from the south.[8] Platform 1 is usually used for services to London Euston, and platform 3 is usually used for services from London Euston towards Liverpool and Crewe. Platform 4 is usually used for trains towards Birmingham New Street, and the West of England. Platform 5 is usually used for services from towards Manchester, and Wales. Finally, platform 6 is usually used for trains starting/terminating towards/from London Euston, Birmingham New Street, Northampton, Stoke-on-Trent, Crewe and Liverpool Lime Street.{{sfn|Webb|2017|p=55}} The Stafford Area Improvements programme meant that trains are no longer bound to a platform based upon direction of travel, and trains can now use any platform, regardless of direction. Platform 6 used to be the terminus of the Chase Line, however it now terminates in Rugeley. The platform is also sometimes used for Railtours hence why the platform is split into "a" and "b" sections. The former bay platform 2 is no longer used by passenger trains. While Virgin Trains operated the British Rail Class 57 Platform 2 used to operate as a 'stable' for these trains, but since their retirement, this job is now redundant. Occasionally, the bay platform 'stables' other locomotives from freight operators. The westernmost platform (Also unofficially known as Platform 7) was formerly used by Royal Mail, to load mail from the sorting office next-door to the platform. This practice has since ended, and now the westernmost Platform has been converted into a Single Goods Line, with bi-directional operation. This was completed during the bank holiday weekend of the 29–31 August 2015.{{sfn|Webb|2017|p=56}} In October 2012 Network Rail began refurbishment works at the station, due to the poor condition of some of the structures. The work included resurfacing the platforms (Platforms 1 and 3 had been completed before the works), improving surface and roof drainage, renewing the opaque glazing on the footbridge, installing new canopy roof covers on the platforms and some structural work on the platform supports.[9] In June 2015 Virgin Trains unveiled £1 million plans to refurbish the entrance, ticket hall and foyer. The worked started in November in the same year and was anticipated to be completed within 20 weeks. These were completed March 2016. The changes saw the ticket machines at the station double, WHSmith relocate to the former travel centre, the travel centre added onto the current ticket purchasing area and Starbucks take the place of Pumpkin Café Shop. The Cafe was also shortened to allow an increased size of the waiting area.[10][11] Current facilitiesCurrently the station has many facilities which are typical of those across the Virgin Trains Network, such as a ticket office, toilets, car park, coffee shop, and newsagent. Stafford Area Improvements ProgrammeThe Stafford Area Improvements Programme by Network Rail aims to allow more trains to run and also aims to reduce journey times by removing key bottlenecks in the area around Stafford.[12] The programme included large scale building works, north of Stafford station in Norton Bridge, Staffordshire, where a flyover was implemented to allow faster train services, and removed the need to slow down before entering the junction. Other benefits of the programme, were the introduction of bi-directional signals at Stafford Station, which meant that trains can now use any platform, regardless of direction of travel. Stafford resignallingThe resignalling aspect of the programme was completed over the bank holiday weekend of 29–31 August 2015. All platforms now have bi-directional signalling, and the goods loop is now operational.[13] The resignalling programme meant that Stafford signal boxes would be closed, and trains would be controlled from the Rugby Rail Operating Centre (ROC). The last train was signalled from Stafford in the early hours of 29 August 2015, and the first train was signalled from Rugby ROC on the morning of 1 September 2015.[14] Regular ServicesFrom the south, two branches of the West Coast Main Line meet here: the Trent Valley Line and the Birmingham line. To the north, the trunk of the line continues towards {{stnlnk|Crewe}}, whilst the Manchester branch goes on to {{stnlnk|Stoke-on-Trent}}. The station is currently served by three frequent operators (Virgin Trains, CrossCountry, and London North Western) and one less frequent operator Transport for Wales). Usual off peak services at Stafford follow a pattern such as the one below: Southbound rail services
Northbound rail services
Other services which do not operate on a regular basis are also present at Stafford, including other Virgin Trains services and Transport for Wales services. Future servicesUnder current proposals, Stafford will be a part of the High Speed 2 network, via a 'Classic Compatible' junction, which will allow HS2 trains to operate to Stafford, and further on towards Liverpool. This would shorten journey time from Stafford to London, to an estimated 53 minutes.[15] Under current proposals it is expected that an hourly services will operate in both directions, however it is currently unclear if these services will terminate at Stafford, or Liverpool. As well as this, under current plans, the HS2 depot will be north of Stafford in Yarnfield. References
1. ^{{cite book |last=Drake |first=James |date=1838 |title=Drake’s Road Book of the Grand Junction Railway (1838) |url= |location= |publisher=Moorland Reprints |page= |isbn=0903485257}} 2. ^{{PastScape |num=1518610 |desc=Stafford station|accessdate=16 April 2017}} 3. ^{{PastScape |num=77367 |desc=Stafford and Uttoxeter Railway|accessdate=16 April 2017}} 4. ^{{cite news|title=Village was on track for by-pass|url=http://www.staffordshirenewsletter.co.uk/village-track-pass/story-20934903-detail/story.html|accessdate=16 April 2017|work=Staff Newsletter|date=12 April 2014}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=Isabel - W.G. Bagnall No. 1491 - Amerton Railway|url=http://amertonrailway.co.uk/about/locomotives/steam/isabel/|website=Amerton Railway|accessdate=16 April 2017}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/HSE_Stafford1990.pdf|title=Railway Accident at Stafford|date=5 January 1994|website=railwaysarchive.co.uk|publisher=Health and Safety Executive|page=4|format=PDF|accessdate=16 April 2017}} 7. ^{{cite magazine|last1=Stephen|first1=Paul|date=2 March 2016|title=The crash that began Railtrack's demise|magazine=Rail Magazine|location=Peterborough|publisher=Bauer Media|issue=795|page=48|issn=0953-4563}} 8. ^{{cite book|last1=Bridge|first1=Mike|title=Railway trac diagrams 4; Midlands and North West|date=2013|publisher=Trackmaps|location=Bradford-on-Avon|isbn=978-0-9549866-7-4|page=12B|edition=3}} 9. ^{{cite web|title=A major improvement scheme at Stafford station is underway|url=http://www.networkrail.co.uk/news/2012/october/A-major-improvement-scheme-at-Stafford-station-is-underway/|work=Network Rail|accessdate=21 April 2013}} 10. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.staffordshirenewsletter.co.uk/work-begins-1million-project-revamp-stafford/story-28148136-detail/story.html|title=Work begins on £1million project to revamp Stafford train station|work=Staffordshire Newsletter|date=10 November 2015|accessdate=16 April 2017}} 11. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/news/2015/06/18/in-pictures-stafford-railway-station-to-undergo-1million-overhaul/|title=IN PICTURES: Stafford railway station to undergo £1million overhaul|work=Express & Star|date=18 June 2015|accessdate=16 April 2017}} 12. ^{{Cite web|url = http://www.networkrail.co.uk/improvements/stafford-crewe/|title = Stafford - Crewe rail enhancements|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }} 13. ^{{Cite web|url = http://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/News-Releases/Second-phase-of-railway-upgrade-between-Stafford-and-Crewe-gets-underway-1f89.aspx|title = Second phase of railway upgrade between Stafford and Crewe gets underway|date = 20 January 2014 |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }} 14. ^{{cite magazine|last1=Boyd-Hope|first1=Gary|title=Time called on Stafford boxes No 4 and 5|magazine=The Railway Magazine|date=October 2015|volume=161|issue=1,375|page=91|publisher=Mortons Media Publishing|location=Horncastle|issn=0033-8923}} 15. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/news/2016/10/31/stafford-hs2-hub-set-to-slash-journey-times-from-black-country-to-london/|title=Stafford 'HS2 hub' set to slash journey times from Black Country to London|website=www.expressandstar.com|accessdate=29 December 2017}} Sources{{cite magazine|last=Webb|first=Jonathan|title=Focus on Stafford|year=2017|issue=185|magazine=Today's Railways UK|publisher=Platform 5 Publishing|location=Sheffield|issn=1475-9713|ref={{Harvid|Webb|2017}} }}Further reading
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