Erdington railway station

Coordinates: 52°31′41″N 1°50′20″W / 52.528°N 1.839°W / 52.528; -1.839
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Erdington
National Rail
Erdington station, showing the south-bound platform
General information
LocationErdington, Birmingham
England
Coordinates52°31′41″N 1°50′20″W / 52.528°N 1.839°W / 52.528; -1.839
Grid referenceSP109923
Managed byWest Midlands Railway
Transit authorityTransport for West Midlands
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeERD
Fare zone3
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Opened1862
Passengers
2018/19Increase 1.052 million
2019/20Decrease 1.030 million
2020/21Decrease 0.160 million
2021/22Increase 0.329 million
2022/23Increase 0.397 million
Location
Map
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Erdington railway station is a railway station serving the Erdington area of Birmingham, England. It is situated on the Redditch/Bromsgrove-Birmingham New Street-Four Oaks-Lichfield Cross-City Line.

Pedestrian access is via Station Road. Platform 1 and 2 have separate entrances. Platform 1’s entrance being towards the car park and the second being past the tunnel on the other side. When you are in the station, there is no way to switch between platforms without coming out the station. The station is above road level, as the line here is on an embankment. A new passenger shelter on the northbound platform was built and opened in November 2006.

History[edit]

The station was opened in 1862 by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) on Sheep Lane, later known as Station Road.[1]

The letters LMS can still be seen on the adjacent road bridge.[2] At the foot of the ramp to the southbound platform there is a sculpture by Ronald Rae entitled Insect and Celtic Cross.[3]

Facilities[edit]

The station has a ticket office and ticket machines on platform 2, and a shelter on platform 1. Both platforms have benches and help points.[4]

Access for disabled passengers[edit]

There are ramps accessing both platforms at Erdington Station. Erdington has been classified as a step-free access category B1 station. This means that there is step-free access to all platforms, but that this may include long or steep ramps, as is the case here.[5]

Services[edit]

The station is served by West Midlands Trains with local Transport for West Midlands branded "Cross-City" services, operated by Class 323 Electric multiple units.

The off-peak service pattern is as follows:

Mondays to Saturdays:

Sundays:

  • 2tph northbound to Lichfield Trent Valley.
  • 2tph southbound to Redditch.

Services on Sundays call at all stations between Lichfield T.V. and Redditch.

The average journey time to Birmingham New Street is around 13 minutes.[6][7]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Chester Road   West Midlands Railway
Lichfield – Four Oaks – Birmingham – Bromsgrove/Redditch
Cross-City Line
  Gravelly Hill

References[edit]

  1. ^ The Story of Erdington; Douglas V Jones, 1985
  2. ^ Lea, Roger (1995) [1984]. Steaming up to Sutton. Westwood Press Publications. p. 28. ISBN 0-9502636-8-0.
  3. ^ "Insect and Celtic Cross". Ronald Rae website. 4 September 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  4. ^ "Erdington station map". National Rail. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Erdington Train Station". West Midlands Railway.
  6. ^ "Train Timetables and Schedules | Erdington". West Midlands Railway.
  7. ^ "Train Times | The Cross City Line | 30 December 2023 until 1 June 2024". West Midlands Railway.

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