Blake Street railway station

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Blake Street

Location
Place	Hill Hook
Local authority	Birmingham
Operations
Station code	BKT
Managed by	London Midland
Platforms in use	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	0.168 million
2005/06 *	0.172 million
2006/07 *	0.176 million
2007/08 *	0.184 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	West Midlands
Zone	5
History
Opened 1884 (1884)
National Rail - UK railway stations
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Blake Street from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
UK Railways Portal

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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Services

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.

A few trains a day start and terminate at Blake Street.

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Train times and station information for Blake Street railway station from National Rail
Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Blake Street station

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Butlers Lane		London Midland Cross-City Line		Shenstone

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Coordinates: 52°36′18″N 1°50′42″W / 52.605°N 1.845°W / 52.605; -1.845

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Categories: Railway stations in Birmingham | Railway stations opened in 1884 | Sutton Coldfield | Railway stations served by London Midland | West Midlands (region) railway station stubs

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