Langley Green railway station

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Langley Green
Location
Place Langley Green
Local authority Sandwell
Operations
Station code LGG
Managed by London Midland
Platforms in use 2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2004/05 * 49,109
History
Key dates Opened 1 May 1885
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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Langley Green from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Langley Green railway station serves the Langley Green area of Sandwell, in the West Midlands of England. It is located on the Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster Line. The station is managed by London Midland, who provide the majority of train services; there are also occasional services provided by Chiltern Railways.

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[edit] History

The station was opened on 1 May 1885 by the Great Western Railway on their line from Birmingham Snow Hill to Stourbridge Junction.[1][2] There was also a Great Western Railway branch from here to Oldbury, a large town to the north. The Oldbury branch closed to passengers on 3 March 1915;[2] and the remains of this line and its platforms can still be seen at Langley Green station.

[edit] Services

The typical Monday-Saturday daytime service is every 30 minutes, between Stourbridge Junction and Birmingham Snow Hill, with alternate trains continuing to Dorridge or Stratford-upon-Avon. On Sundays, trains are hourly.

There are additional services at peak times, including occasional Chiltern Railways services to London Marylebone.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063. 
  2. ^ a b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present, 1st, Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199. 

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  Preceding station     National Rail     Following station  
Smethwick
Galton Bridge
  London Midland
Leamington-Worcester
  Rowley Regis
  Chiltern Railways
London-Kidderminster
Peak hours only
 
Disused Railways
Smethwick West
Station Closed, Line Open
  Great Western Railway
Later British Rail
  Rowley Regis
Oldbury
Station and Line closed
  Great Western Railway
Later British Rail
Oldbury Railway
  Terminus