Bournville railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Bournville


manager = London Midland
locale = Bournville
borough = Birmingham
pte = West Midlands
zone = 3
usage0405 = 0.342
usage0506 = 0.375
usage0607 = 0.406
code = BRV
platforms = 2
latitude = 52.427
longitude = -1.926
years = 1876
events = Opened as Stirchley Street
years2 = 1880
events2 = Renamed Stirchley Street and Bournville
years3 = 1885
events3 = Line doubled
years4 = 1978
events4 = Rebuilt

Bournville railway station serves the Bournville area of Birmingham, England. It is on the Cross-City Line which runs from Redditch to Lichfield via Birmingham New Street.

The station currently only serves trains of the Cross City Line, all services currently being operated by Class 323 electrical multiple units. Services are all operated by London Midland on behalf of Centro, the West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive.

The station sits above Bournville Lane, as the tracks are on an embankment, shared by the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. Cadbury's chocolate factory is adjacent. Bournville station is partly painted in Cadbury purple and station signs include the famous Cadbury logo, a reflection of the station providing ideal access for Cadbury World.

An engine shed formerly stood nearby.

Bournville Station is equipped with real-time information departure boards which were installed in 2006 by Central Trains.

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External links

* [http://www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk/Stations/bournville.php Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Bournville railway station]
* [http://warwickshirerailways.com/lms/bournville_station.htm Warwickshire Railways page]
* [http://warwickshirerailways.com/lms/bournville_shed.htm Warwickshire Railways engine shed page]