Blake Street railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Blake Street

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manager = London Midland
locale = Hill Hook
borough = Birmingham
pte = West Midlands
gridref =
zone = 5
usage0405 = 0.168
usage0506 = 0.172
usage0607 = 0.176
platforms = 2
start = 1884

Blake Street railway station serves the Hill Hook area of Sutton Coldfield, England. It is situated on the Cross-City Line, located on the county boundary between the West Midlands and Staffordshire. The station is managed by London Midland, who operate all trains serving it.

History

The station opened in 1884, when the London and North Western Railway extended their line from Birmingham to Sutton Coldfield northward to Lichfield. More recently , Blake Street has become one of the stations on the Cross-City Line.

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/blake_street.php Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Blake Street station]