Old Hill railway station

Coordinates: 52°28′16″N 2°03′22″W / 52.471°N 2.056°W / 52.471; -2.056
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Old Hill
National Rail
General information
LocationOld Hill, Sandwell
England
Grid referenceSO962858
Managed byWest Midlands Trains
Transit authorityTransport for West Midlands
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeOHL
Fare zone4
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Opened1866
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.214 million
2019/20Decrease 0.211 million
2020/21Decrease 45,680
2021/22Increase 97,864
2022/23Increase 108,354
Location
Map
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Old Hill railway station is in Old Hill, West Midlands, England, on the Birmingham-Stourbridge line. It is managed by West Midlands Trains, who provide the majority of train services; Chiltern Railways also operate a small number.

History[edit]

The station, which opened in 1866, was historically part of the Great Western Railway, and was at the junction of the line from Birmingham to Stourbridge Junction with lines to Dudley and via Halesowen to Longbridge. The two latter lines have long since been closed. The original station buildings have also been removed.

Because it was a junction station, the platforms were staggered, with the Birmingham-bound platform offset by a short distance.

A further junction in the Stourbridge direction allowed trains to traverse the Bumble Hole Line, which ran to Dudley. That line closed in 1964.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Old Hill High Street
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Bumble Hole Line
  Terminus
Terminus   Great Western Railway and Midland Railway
Halesowen Railway
  Coombes Holloway Halt
Line and station closed

To the east of the current station were private railway sidings serving Palmer Timber's Yard, which have long been removed.

The original timber station buildings were badly damaged by fire on 13 September 1967, and that prompted the modernisation of station, with the new building opening on 22 May 1968. The station footbridge was moved to different location from that of the original one, which was towards the Stourbridge end of the platform.

With rationalising of signalling, the signal box that served Old Hill was demolished in 1973.

Services[edit]

The typical Monday-Saturday daytime service is every 30 minutes, westbound to Worcester Foregate Street via Birmingham Snow Hill and eastbound to Dorridge and Stratford-upon-Avon. During the evenings, services run alternately via Whitlocks End and via Dorridge, with some services running to Worcester Shrub Hill.

On Sundays, trains are hourly between Stourbridge Junction and Dorridge.[1]

Chiltern Railways only operate one service per weekday from this station, the 21:02 London Marylebone to Stourbridge Junction, which departs from Old Hill at 23:38 on Mondays to Fridays only.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
West Midlands Railway
Chiltern Railways
London-Birmingham-Stourbridge
Mondays to Fridays only

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Train timetables and schedules | Old Hill". West Midlands Railway.

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52°28′16″N 2°03′22″W / 52.471°N 2.056°W / 52.471; -2.056