Erdington railway station

Erdington railway station is a railway station serving the Erdington area of Birmingham, England. It is situated on the Redditch-Birmingham New Street-Lichfield Cross-City Line.

Not to be confused with Eardington Halt railway station.

Erdington
Erdington station, showing the south-bound platform
LocationErdington, Birmingham
England
Coordinates52.528°N 1.839°W / 52.528; -1.839
Grid referenceSP109923
Transit authorityTransport for West Midlands
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeERD
Fare zone3
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Opened1862
Passengers
2015/16 0.884 million
2016/17 0.923 million
2017/18 0.962 million
2018/19 1.052 million
2019/20 1.030 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The station was opened in 1862 on Sheep Lane, later known as Station Road.[1]

Pedestrian access to the former LMS station is via Station Road. The station is above road level, as the line here is on an embankment. A new passenger shelter on the northbound platform was built and opened in November 2006.

The letters LMS can still be seen on the adjacent road bridge.[2] At the foot of the ramp to the southbound platform there is a sculpture by Ronald Rae entitled Insect and Celtic Cross.[3]

  • The bridge at Erdington, showing the old LMS lettering.
  • Insect and Celtic Cross, sculpture by Ronald Rae

Services

The station is served by West Midlands Trains with local Network West Midlands branded "Cross-City" services, operated by Class 323 electrical multiple units. The station is served by six trains an hour in each direction Mondays to Saturdays (every 30 minutes each way on Sundays), with an average journey time to Birmingham New Street of around 12 minutes.[4]

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Chester Road   West Midlands Railway
Cross-City Line		   Gravelly Hill

Access for disabled passengers

There are ramps accessing both platforms at Erdington Station.

References
  1. The Story of Erdington; Douglas V Jones, 1985
  2. Lea, Roger (1995) [1984]. Steaming up to Sutton. Westwood Press Publications. p. 28. ISBN 0-9502636-8-0.
  3. "Insect and Celtic Cross". Ronald Rae website. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  4. GB National Rail Timetable May 2016 Edition, Table 69 (Network Rail)
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