Date: 20/05/2013

A £7m railway station has opened near Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire. The new Parkway station has been built at Bishopton, near the M40, next to an existing park-and-ride facility. Warwickshire County Council said the opening coincided with new timetables that would see later services running to and from the town. Programme manager, John Harvey said: 'At the moment the last train leaves Stratford at 21:30 BST, from Sunday the last one will leave at 23:30 at night.' Services on a Saturday would also increase from every hour to half-hourly, Mr Harvey said. The new services will be operated by London Midland over the next three years.

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A new £7m railway station opens in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire.