Erdington railway station

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Erdington
Erdington station, showing the south-bound platform.
Erdington station, showing the south-bound platform
Location
Place Erdington
Local authority Birmingham
Coordinates 52°31′41″N 1°50′20″W / 52.528, -1.839Coordinates: 52°31′41″N 1°50′20″W / 52.528, -1.839
Grid reference SP109923
Operations
Station code ERD
Managed by London Midland
Platforms in use 2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2004/05 * 0.267 million
2005/06 * 0.299 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE West Midlands
Zone 3
History
Key dates Opened 1862
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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Erdington from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Erdington railway station is a railway station serving the Erdington area of Birmingham, England. It is situated on the Redditch-Birmingham New Street-Lichfield Cross-City Line.

The station was opened in 1862 on Sheep Lane, was later became known as Station Road.[1]

Pedestrian access to the former LMS station is via Station Road. 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.

The letters LMS can still be seen on the adjacent road bridge.

The bridge at Erdington, showing the old LMS lettering.
The bridge at Erdington, showing the old LMS lettering.

[edit] Services

The station is served by London Midland with local Centro branded "Cross-City" services, operated by Class 323 electrical multiple units. The station is served by six trains an hour in each direction, with an average journey time to Birmingham New Street of around 12 minutes.

  Preceding station     National Rail     Following station  
Gravelly Hill   London Midland
Cross-City Line
  Chester Road

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Story of Erdington; Douglas V Jones, 1985

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