Gravelly Hill railway station
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| Location | |||
| Place | Gravelly Hill | ||
| Local authority | Birmingham | ||
| Coordinates | Coordinates: | ||
| Grid reference | SP100908 | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | GVH | ||
| Managed by | London Midland | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
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| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 0.166 million | ||
| 2005/06 * | 0.183 million | ||
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| PTE | West Midlands | ||
| Zone | 2 | ||
| History | |||
| 1862 | Opened | ||
| 1992 | Electrification | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Gravelly Hill from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Gravelly Hill railway station serves the Gravelly Hill area of Birmingham, in the West Midlands county of the UK. It is situated on the Redditch-Birmingham New Street-Lichfield Cross-City Line.
Opened in 1862, the station was built by the London and North Western (LNWR) railway company on their line between Birmingham and Derby. The only remaining original feature is the booking office building, which is unusual in having 2 storeys, with access to the ticket office via the upper level. Other buildings and an early wooden footbridge were removed with the electrification of the Cross City line in 1992. The waiting areas on the platforms were replaced by modern 'bus shelter' type structures on each platform. The footbridge was replaced by a modern metal structure.
[edit] Services
The station is served by London Midland, who operate services in the West Midlands, as well as semi-fast services on the West Coast Main Line between London Euston and Liverpool
Cross City trains are 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 11 minutes.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Aston | London Midland Cross-City Line |
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[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
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Gravelly Hill railway station from National Rail
- Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Gravelly Hill Station
- Gravelly Hill station at warwickshirerailways.com
