Butlers Lane railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Butlers Lane

---

manager = London Midland
locale = Four Oaks
borough = Birmingham
pte = West Midlands
gridref = SP109994
zone = 5
lowusage0405 = 91,568
lowusage0506 = 93,003
lowusage0607 = 95,990
platforms = 2
start = 1957

Butlers Lane railway station serves the northern part of the Four Oaks district of Sutton Coldfield, England. It is situated on the Cross-City Line. The station, and all trains calling there are operated by London Midland.

History

The station was built in 1957, to coincide with the introduction of new diesel multiple units on the line from Birmingham to Lichfield. It became one of the stations served by the new Cross-City Line from 1978. It underwent major refurbishment in 1992, shortly after the line was electrified.

For its first few years the station was an unstaffed halt and a request stop. However in the late 1960s it became a staffed station, and a regular stop.

ervices

Trains operate every 10-20 minutes (Monday-Saturday) between Longbridge and Lichfield via Birmingham New Street, with some trains running south of Longbridge to Redditch. On Sundays, trains run every 30 minutes between Lichfield and Redditch.

External links

* [http://www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk/Stations/butlers_lane.php Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Butlers Lane station]