Five Ways railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Five Ways

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manager = London Midland
locale = Five Ways
borough = Birmingham
pte = West Midlands
zone = 1
usage0405 = 0.450
usage0506 = 0.480
usage0607 = 0.514
code = FWY
platforms = 2
years = 1978
events = Opened
years2 = 1885
events2 = Original station opened
years3 = 1944
events3 = Original station closed
latitude = 52.470
longitude = -1.913
gridref = SP059858

Five Ways railway station is a railway station serving Five Ways and Lee Bank in Birmingham. It is situated on the Redditch-Birmingham New Street-Lichfield Cross-City Line.

History

The current station opened in 1978, as part of the programme which saw the creation of the Cross-City Line services. It replaced an earlier station which had closed in 1944. The cost (approximately £300,000) of building the station was met by the West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive.

The new station was built with its main entrance on Lee Bank Middleway, as the original station building was (and remains) in commercial use.

ervices

The station is served by London Midland local "Cross-City" services, operated by Class 323 electrical multiple units. Trains operate every 10 minutes during Monday-Saturday daytimes, every 10-20 minutes Monday-Saturday evenings, and every 30 minutes on Sundays.

External links

* [http://www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk/Stations/five_ways.php Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Five Ways railway station]
* [http://www.warwickshirerailways.com/lms/fiveways.htm Railways of Warwickshire entry]