of the intermediate stations, leaving it open for freight trains only. This lasted until 1977, when BR resumed passenger trains between Leamington and Coventry. In 1996, Chiltern Railways took over the running of the station and the London to Birmingham services, upon the privatisation of British Rail. In 2011 the two waiting rooms were restored and refurbished as part of £395,000 improvements that also include 80 new parking spaces at the front of the station and improved disabled access. The station building and platform structures became grade II listed buildings in 2003. The station today Routes Three lines radiate from Leamington Spa: one heading north-west to Birmingham by way of Warwick and Solihull, with a branch to Stratford-upon-Avon diverging at Hatton, some from Leamington; one going north through Kenilworth to Coventry; one heading south-east towards Banbury, beyond which it splits into routes heading for London (Marylebone) and for Reading, via Oxford. Layout The present art deco-style station, which dates from immediately prior to the Second World War (it was comprehensively rebuilt between 1937 and 1939), has four platforms which are numbered one to four from south to north. Platforms one and four are west-facing bays, used only by local trains to and from Birmingham Snow Hill, Stratford-upon-Avon or starting or terminating at Leamington. Platforms two and three are through platforms: platform two is used by services to Stratford-upon-Avon, Birmingham Snow Hill or Coventry, Birmingham New Street and beyond; platform three is for departures to Banbury and London Marylebone or Reading. Two central lines allow freight trains or other non-stop services to pass through the station when platforms two and three are occupied. Services Chiltern Railways Chiltern Railways services run at frequent intervals (mostly half-hourly) between London's Marylebone station and (limited stop, alternate trains continue through to ); further trains (at approximately two-hourly intervals) travel from here to and to Moor Street (stopping service). A number of the Birmingham trains start from in the mornings and terminate there in the evenings, whilst there is also a limited through service between Marylebone and Stratford-upon-Avon. On Sundays, the frequency of trains is in most cases about half of that indicated above, though the service to and from Stratford remains two-hourly. CrossCountry Two long-distance trains per hour, operated by CrossCountry, stop in each direction. Typically, these alternate between services on two routes: Manchester to (via , Birmingham New Street, , and ) and Newcastle