Hawkesbury Lane was a small railway station on the Coventry to Nuneaton Line, which served the village of Hawkesbury, just north of Coventry and south of Bedworth. It opened along with the line in 1850, and was closed in 1965[1] when passenger services on the route were withdrawn.

Hawkesbury Lane
Site of the station in 1995
General information
Location	Black Horse Rd, Hawkesbury, Bedworth England
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Key dates
2 September 1850	Opened
18 January 1965	Closed

The station was located just north of the still existing level crossing on Black Horse Road, and had unusually low platforms.

In a document by West Midlands Rail Executive it was proposed that Hawkesbury could reopen to passengers as part of a long term 30 year strategy for the West Midlands. It was proposed for reopening between 2034 and 2047.[2]

References

• Hurst, Geoffrey (1993). LNWR Branch Lines of West Leicestershire & East Warwickshire (First ed.). Milepost Publications. ISBN 0-947796-16-9.

External links

• Hawkesbury Lane Station on Warwickshire Railways.com