University (Birmingham) railway station

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University
Location
Place	Edgbaston
Local authority	Birmingham
Operations
Managed by	Central Trains
Platforms in use	2
Annual entry/exit 04/05	0.968 million **
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	West Midlands
Zone	2
History
1978	Opened
National Rail - UK railway stations
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
** based on sales of tickets in 2004/05 financial year which end or originate at University. Disclaimer (PDF)

University railway station is a railway station serving Birmingham University in the West Midlands. It is situated on the Redditch-Birmingham New Street-Lichfield "Cross-City" line. Along with Five Ways railway station University was built in 1978 as part of the upgrade on the Cross-City line. Although this was the first station on the site, it is located a short distance away from the former Somerset Road Station, which was closed in the 1930s because of poor patronage.

The station is served by Central Trains with both local "Cross-City" services, operated by Class 323 electrical multiple units, and longer-distance Cardiff-Nottingham services operated by modern Turbostar diesel multiple units.

The station is the only main line railway station in Great Britain built specifically to serve a university. It also serves the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. In 2005 a small shop was opened on Platform 1 selling drinks, crisps, chocolate bars and the like. There is a covered waiting room on Platform 2. There are also two automated ticket machines on the concourse and lift access to both platforms.

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• Train times and station information for University (Birmingham) railway station from National Rail
• Street map and aerial photo of University (Birmingham) railway station from Multimap.com

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Selly Oak		Central Trains Cross-City Line		Five Ways
Barnt Green		Central Trains Birmingham-Hereford		Birmingham New Street
Bromsgrove		Central Trains CityLink Service Cardiff-Nottingham		Birmingham New Street

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