Gravelly Hill railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Gravelly Hill


caption = Gravelly Hill station
manager = London Midland
locale = Gravelly Hill
borough = Birmingham
pte = West Midlands
zone = 2
usage0405 = 0.166
usage0506 = 0.183
usage0607 = 0.200
code = GVH
platforms = 2
latitude = 52.515
longitude = -1.853
gridref = SP100908
years = 1862
events = Opened
years2 = 1992
events2 = Electrification

Gravelly Hill railway station serves the Gravelly Hill area of Birmingham, in the West Midlands county of the UK. It is situated on the Redditch-Birmingham New Street-Lichfield Cross-City Line.

Opened in 1862, the station was built by the London and North Western (LNWR) railway company on their line between Birmingham and Derby. The only remaining original feature is the booking office building, which is unusual in having 2 storeys, with access to the ticket office via the upper level. Other buildings and an early wooden footbridge were removed with the electrification of the Cross City line in 1992. The waiting areas on the platforms were replaced by modern 'bus shelter' type structures on each platform. The footbridge was replaced by a modern metal structure.

ervices

The station is served by London Midland, who operate services in the West Midlands, as well as semi-fast services on the West Coast Main Line between London Euston and Liverpool

Cross City trains are operated by Class 323 electrical multiple units. The station is served by six trains an hour in each direction, with an average journey time to Birmingham New Street of around 11 minutes.

References

*"An Historical Survey Of Selected LMS Stations Vol. One" Dr R Preston and R Powell Hendry. Oxford Pub. Co. (1982, Reprinted in 2001) ISBN 0860931684

External links

* [http://www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk/Stations/gravelly_hill.php Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Gravelly Hill Station]
* [http://www.warwickshirerailways.com/lms/gravellyhill.htm Gravelly Hill station] at warwickshirerailways.com