Coventry railway station
The new station building, opened 2022. | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Coventry, City of Coventry, England | ||||
| Coordinates | 52°24′04″N 1°30′49″W / 52.4010°N 1.5136°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SP33057822 | ||||
| Managed by | Avanti West Coast | ||||
| Transit authority | Transport for West Midlands | ||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | COV | ||||
| Fare zone | 5 | ||||
| Classification | DfT category B | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | London and Birmingham Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1838 | Opened | ||||
| 1962 | Rebuilt | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 | 1.747 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.133 million | ||||
| 2021/22 | 4.636 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.471 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 5.977 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.345 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 6.471 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.402 million | ||||
| 2024/25 | 6.827 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.506 million | ||||
Listed Building – Grade II | |||||
| Feature | Coventry Station, including attached platform structures | ||||
| Designated | 24 November 1995 | ||||
| Reference no. | 1242849 | ||||
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Coventry railway station serves the city of Coventry, in the West Midlands, England. It lies on the Birmingham loop of the West Coast Main Line (WCML); it is also located at the centre of a junction where the lines to Nuneaton and to Leamington converge. It is situated on the southern edge of the city-centre, just outside the Coventry ring road, about 250 yards to the south of junction 6.
With nearly 6.5 million passengers in 2023–2024, the station is the second busiest in the West Midlands, after Birmingham New Street. The station has the PlusBus scheme, where train and bus tickets can be bought together at a saving.