Sutton Coldfield railway station

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Coordinates: 52.564° N 1.824° W

Sutton Coldfield
Location
Place Sutton Coldfield
Local authority Birmingham
Operations
Station code SUT
Managed by Central Trains
Platforms in use 2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Passenger Usage
2004/05 ** 0.512 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE West Midlands
Zone 4
History
1862 Opened
2003 Renovated
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Sutton Coldfield railway station is the main railway station for the town of Sutton Coldfield in the West Midlands. It is situated on the Redditch-Birmingham New Street-Lichfield "Cross-City" line.

The station is of Victorian architecture with red brick and elaborate ceilings and pillars. One platform is sheltered while the other is open air. The main building itself is built on a hill with a tunnel running underneath it. It is accessed via Station Street.

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[edit] History

The station was constructed in 1862, as the northern terminus the line from Birmingham built by the London and North Western Railway. In 1884, the line was extended north to Lichfield, and after the grouping of railway companies in 1923, it came under the control of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.

The station was the location of a train crash on 23 January 1955, in which 17 people died.

From 1978, the station became one of those served by the new Cross-City Line, sponsored by the West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive. As part of that scheme, there were proposals to demolish the station and rebuild it, as happened to many of the other stations on the line. However, local campaigning saved it.

[edit] 2003 repairwork

Following the donation of a large sum of money in 2003, the station underwent a programme of refurbishment. Many new facilities were provided, and repair work was undertaken to the station building. The southbound platform was repainted and a former wooden ticket office removed because it had become a target for vandalism and concerns were raised about its fire safety. A new ticket vending machine was placed on the platform which reduced queues at the ticket office in the main building. A station shop and a new waiting room were provided. On the northbound platform, the small waiting room was replaced with new seats. LED boards were also installed on both platforms which provides passengers with up-to-the-minute information on train times. The interior of the station was also repainted and the ticket office in the main building was extended.

[edit] Services

Train services operate every 10-20 minutes, Monday to Saturday, and every 30 minutes on Sundays. The majority of trains operate between Lichfield Trent Valley and Longbridge, with some trains terminating at Four Oaks. Some services continue on to Redditch to the south.

[edit] Trivia

A nearby church maintains a display case on one of the platforms, containing two bibles, photographs, leaflets, and information about events at the church.

[edit] References

  • An Historical Survey Of Selected LMS Stations Vol. One Dr R Preston and R Powell Hendry. Oxford Pub. Co. (1982, Reprinted in 2001) ISBN 0860931684

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Preceding station National Rail Following station
Wylde Green   Central Trains
Cross-City Line
  Four Oaks
Railway stations in the West Midlands county
Birmingham city centre:

Birmingham New Street - Birmingham Moor Street - Birmingham Snow Hill

Acocks Green - Adderley Park - Aston - Berkswell - Bescot Stadium - Birmingham International - Blake Street - Bloxwich - Bloxwich North - Bordesley - Bournville - Butlers Lane - Canley - Chester Road - Coseley - Coventry - Cradley Heath - Dorridge - Duddeston - Dudley Port - Earlswood - Erdington - Five Ways - Four Oaks - Gravelly Hill - Hall Green - Hampton-in-Arden - Hamstead - Jewellery Quarter - Kings Norton - Langley Green - Lea Hall - Longbridge - Lye - Marston Green - Northfield - Old Hill - Olton - Perry Barr - Rowley Regis - Sandwell and Dudley - Selly Oak - Shirley - Small Heath - Smethwick Galton Bridge - Smethwick Rolfe Street - Solihull - Spring Road - Stechford - Stourbridge Junction - Stourbridge Town - Sutton Coldfield - Tame Bridge Parkway - The Hawthorns - Tile Hill - Tipton - Tyseley - University - Walsall - Whitlocks End - Widney Manor - Witton - Wolverhampton - Wylde Green - Wythall - Yardley Wood

Disused: Blowers Green - Brettell Lane - Brierley Hill - Brockmoor Halt - Bromley Halt - Brownhills - Curzon Street - Dudley - Great Bridge North - Handsworth & Smethwick - Harts Hill - Moseley - Round Oak - Pelsall - Pensnett Halt - Rushall - Soho & Winson Green - Wednesbury Town - West Bromwich - Wolverhampton Low Level

Heritage: Birmingham Railway Museum Halt

Midland Metro (Line 1): Wolverhampton, St. George's - The Royal - Priestfield - The Crescent (Bilston) - Bilston Central - Loxdale - Bradley Lane - Wednesbury Parkway - Wednesbury, Great Western Street - Black Lake - Dudley Street, Guns Village - Dartmouth Street - Lodge Road, West Bromwich Town Hall - West Bromwich Central - Trinity Way - Kenrick Park - The Hawthorns - Handsworth, Booth Street - Winson Green, Outer Circle - Soho, Benson Road - Jewellery Quarter - St. Paul's - Birmingham Snow Hill

Transport in the West Midlands - Centro