Lye railway station

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Lye
Location
Place	Lye
Local authority	Dudley
Operations
Station code	LYE
Managed by	London Midland
Platforms in use	2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2004/05 *	27,511
History
Key dates	Opened 1863
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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Lye from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Lye railway station serves the Lye area of Stourbridge, in the West Midlands of England. The station is managed by London Midland, who provide the majority of train services; Chiltern Railways also operate a small number of trains. It is situated on the Birmingham-Stourbridge line.

[edit] History

Lye station was opened in 1863 by the Stourbridge Railway, on their line from Stourbridge Junction to Old Hill. This was later taken over by the Great Western Railway, who incorporated it into their line to Birmingham.

[edit] Services

The typical Monday-Saturday daytime service is a train 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] External links

• Train times and station information for Lye railway station from National Rail
• Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Lye station

Coordinates: 52°27′36″N 2°06′56″W / 52.46, -2.11556

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