Erdington railway station
Erdington  | |
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Erdington station, showing the south-bound platform | |
| Location | |
| Place | Erdington |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Coordinates | 52°31′41″N 1°50′20″W / 52.528°N 1.839°WCoordinates: 52°31′41″N 1°50′20″W / 52.528°N 1.839°W |
| Grid reference | SP109923 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | ERD |
| Managed by | London Midland |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | E |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2010/11 |
 0.584 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.815 million |
| 2012/13 |
 0.797 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.831 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.826 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Transport for West Midlands |
| Zone | 3 |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1862 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Erdington from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
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, later 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.[2] At the foot of the ramp to the southbound platform there is a sculpture by Ronald Rae entitled Insect and Celtic Cross.[3]
Gallery
The bridge at Erdington, showing the old LMS lettering.
Insect and Celtic Cross, sculpture by Ronald Rae
Services
The station is served by London Midland with local Network West Midlands branded "Cross-City" services, operated by Class 323 electrical multiple units. The station is served by six trains an hour in each direction Mondays to Saturdays (every 30 minutes each way on Sundays), with an average journey time to Birmingham New Street of around 12 minutes.[4]
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| London Midland | ||||
Access for disabled passengers
There are ramps accessing both platforms at Erdington Station.
References
- ↑ The Story of Erdington; Douglas V Jones, 1985
- ↑ Lea, Roger (1995) [1984]. Steaming up to Sutton. Westwood Press Publications. p. 28. ISBN 0-9502636-8-0.
- ↑ "Insect and Celtic Cross". Ronald Rae website. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ↑ GB National Rail Timetable May 2016 Edition, Table 69 (Network Rail)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Erdington railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Erdington railway station from National Rail
- Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Erdington railway station
- Warwickshire Railways page