Barnt Green railway station

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Barnt Green
Location
Place	Barnt Green
Local authority	Bromsgrove
Coordinates	52°21′39″N 1°59′33″W / 52.3607, -1.9926Coordinates: 52°21′39″N 1°59′33″W / 52.3607, -1.9926
Grid reference	SP006736
Operations
Station code	BTG
Managed by	London Midland
Platforms in use	4
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2004/05 *	0.128 million
History
Key dates	Opened 1840
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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Barnt Green from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Barnt Green railway station serves the village of Barnt Green, Worcestershire, England. It is situated at the junction of the Cross-City Line and the Cross Country Route 15 km (9½ miles) south west of Birmingham New Street. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by London Midland.

The station is located at the top of the famous Lickey Incline, which descends at a gradient of 1 in 37.7 for two miles to the south.

[edit] Services

Services on the Cross-City Line operate every 30 minutes, all day, every day, between Redditch and Four Oaks via Birmingham New Street. Northbound trains continue to Lichfield Trent Valley, while southbound trains start from Four Oaks. On Sundays all trains run to and from Lichfield.

There are also occasional services (one or two per day) between Birmingham New Street and Worcester.

[edit] External links

• Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Barnt Green railway station

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Alvechurch		London Midland Cross-City Line		Longbridge
Bromsgrove		London Midland Birmingham-Worcester		University