Dorridge railway station

Dorridge
Location
Place	Dorridge
Local authority	Solihull
Operations
Station code	DDG
Managed by	Chiltern Railways
Number of platforms	3
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	0.302 million
2005/06 *	0.290 million
2006/07 *	0.301 million
2007/08 *	0.305 million
2008/09 *	0.601 million
2009/10 *	0.603 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	West Midlands
Zone	5
History
Opened 1852 (1852)
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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Dorridge from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.
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Dorridge railway station serves the village of Dorridge in the West Midlands of England. The station is served by Chiltern Railways, who manage the station, and also by London Midland.

History

The station was built by the Great Western Railway in 1852, on their line from Birmingham to Oxford. In the past, the station was known as Knowle and Dorridge, as it also serves the nearby village of Knowle.

The station was renamed from Knowle to Dorridge on 6 May 1974.^[1]

Services

Dorridge is the terminus of many London Midland services from Stourbridge Junction, Kidderminster or beyond, via Birmingham Snow Hill. It is also a stop on the Chiltern Railways route from London Marylebone to Birmingham Snow Hill or Kidderminster. Platforms 1&2 are used for the Chiltern Railways services, while platform 3 is where the London Midland services to/from terminate.

1963 crash

On 15 August 1963 three train crew died in the Knowle and Dorridge rail crash. The three fatalaties occurred when a signalman's error in Knowle and Dorridge signal box allowed an express train to collide at 20 mph with a freight train in the station, killing the express train crew.

References

1. ^ Slater, J.N., ed (July 1974). "Notes and News: Stations renamed by LMR". Railway Magazine (London: IPC Transport Press Ltd) 120 (879): 363. ISSN 0033-8923. 

External links

• Train times and station information for Dorridge railway station from National Rail
• Knowle & Dorridge station at warwickshirerailways.com
• Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Dorridge station

A northward view of Dorridge railway station in 2010.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Widney Manor		Chiltern Railways London-Birmingham		Lapworth
Solihull		Chiltern Railways Chiltern Main Line fast services		Warwick Parkway
Widney Manor		London Midland Leamington-Worcester		Lapworth Limited Service

Coordinates: 52°22′19″N 1°45′11″W / 52.372°N 1.753°W / 52.372; -1.753