Erdington railway station

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 = 1862

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, 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 local Centro branded "Cross-City" services, operated by Class 323 electrical multiple units. The station is served by six trains an hour in each direction, with an average journey time to Birmingham 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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