Leamington Spa wins Highly Commended award at National Rail Awards
Leamington Spa Station has been Highly Commended in the Medium Station of the Year category at the prestigious National Rail Awards.
The Warwickshire station - which is a major stop on the Chiltern Main Line between London and the West Midlands - has a strong community presence which contributes meaningfully to the enhancement of the station and its local areas.
The station has Art-Deco style waiting rooms with an elegant outdoor area which is well looked after by community groups. In addition, there is a coronation corner and even a piano which customers can play on platform 3. Just this week, new murals celebrating the 200th anniversary of the railway were unveiled near platforms 3 and 4.
Chiltern Railways was recognised at the awards alongside Leamington Spa station adopters whose work is crucial for the upkeep of the renowned station gardens.
Dorridge was also shortlisted on the evening in the Small Station of the Year category.
Tony Baxter, Operations Director at Chiltern Railways, who attended the awards, said:
“I am proud of the work by our colleagues and community partners which make a real difference to Leamington Spa Station.
“It was wonderful to be joined by colleagues and some of our station adopters to see the station recognised on the national stage.”
The operator was presented the award at Grosvenor House in London on Wednesday 17 September.
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- Chiltern Railways is part of the Arriva group, one of the leading providers of passenger transport in Europe, employing around 36,200 people and delivering around 1.5 billion passenger journeys across 11 European countries.
- Chiltern operates commuter/regional rail passenger services from its Central London terminus at London Marylebone along the M40 corridor to destinations in Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Warwickshire, as well as long-distance services to the West Midlands along two routes. Services on the Chiltern Main Line run from London Marylebone to Birmingham Snow Hill, Stratford-upon-Avon and Oxford, with some peak-hour services to Stourbridge Junction.
- Chiltern also runs trains on the London to Aylesbury Line to Aylesbury (with some trains terminating at Aylesbury Vale Parkway instead), on the Princes Risborough to Aylesbury and Oxford to Bicester branch lines.