Barnt Green railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Barnt Green

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manager = London Midland
locale = Barnt Green
borough = Bromsgrove
usage0405 = 0.128
usage0506 = 0.154
usage0607 = 0.160
platforms = 4
code = BTG
start = 1840
latitude = 52.3607
longitude = -1.9926
gridref = SP006736

Barnt Green railway station serves the village of Barnt Green, Worcestershire, England. It is situated at the junction of the Cross-City Line and the Cross Country Route 15 km (9½ miles) south west of Birmingham New Street. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by London Midland.

The station is located at the top of the famous Lickey Incline, which descends at a gradient of 1 in 37.7 for two miles to the south.

ervices

Southbound Cross-City line services towards Redditch depart from Platform 4, at 30-minute intervals throughout the day (Monday-Friday, first train departs at 06:39; last train departs at 2339). Occasionally in the event of a severe delay some Southbound services may terminate at Barnt Green.These trains mostly originate at Four Oaks.

Northbound Cross-City line services towards Birmingham New Street and Lichfield Trent Valley depart from Platform 3, also at 30-minute intervals throughout the day (Monday-Friday, first train departs at 0638; last train departs at 2308). Under normal circumstances, these trains always originate at Redditch.

The Station is also infrequently served by the Birmingham-Worcester Line (Monday-Friday only). There is one Southbound service to Great Malvern departing Platform 2 at 0742 (originating from Birmingham New Street), and two Northbound services to Birmingham New Street departing Platform 1 at 1650 and 18:49 (both originating from Hereford). These trains are timetabled for students to travel to schools in Droitwich Spa and Bromsgrove, where many local students attend.

Facilities

The station has no permanent buildings (The Building located behind shrubs adjacent to Platforms 2 and 3 is a private business no way affiliated with the Station). It has two self ticket issuing machines located on Platforms 3 and 4, and has three Shelters located on Platforms 2, 3 and 4. It has a footbridge connecting all four platforms, however with no wheelchair access. There is step free access to Platforms 1 and 4, but this is irrelevant and useless for return journeys. The station has a small (charged) Car Park adjacent to Platform 4 provided jointly by Bromsgrove District Council/London Midland. The station along with all those located on the Cross-City line has departure boards showing real time train information, located on Platforms 3 and 4.

The station has an innovative track sprinkler system which was designed to stop the squeal of train wheels as they round the tight curve into the station.