- Erdington railway station
Infobox UK station
name = Erdington
caption = Erdington station, showing the south-bound platform
manager =London Midland
locale =Erdington
borough =Birmingham
pte = West Midlands
zone = 3
usage0405 = 0.267
usage0506 = 0.299
usage0607 = 0.299
code = ERD
platforms = 2
latitude = 52.528
longitude = -1.839
gridref = SP109923
start = 1862Erdington railway station is a
railway station serving theErdington area ofBirmingham ,England . It is situated on theRedditch -Birmingham New Street -Lichfield Cross-City Line .The station was opened in 1862 on Sheep Lane, was later became known as Station Road. [The Story of Erdington; Douglas V Jones, 1985]
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.
ervices
The station is served by
London Midland with localCentro branded "Cross-City" services, operated by Class 323electrical multiple unit s. The station is served by six trains an hour in each direction, with an average journey time toBirmingham New Street of around 12 minutes.References
External links
* [http://www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk/Stations/erdington.php Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Erdington railway station]
* [http://warwickshirerailways.com/lms/erdington.htm Warwickshire Railways page]
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