Five Ways railway station

Five Ways
Location
Place	Five Ways
Local authority	Birmingham
Coordinates	52.470°N 1.913°W / 52.470; -1.913
Grid reference	SP059858
Operations
Station code	FWY
Managed by	London Midland
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	0.450 million
2005/06 *	0.480 million
2006/07 *	0.514 million
2007/08 *	0.564 million
2008/09 *	0.990 million
2009/10 *	1.043 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	West Midlands
Zone	1
History
1876	Original station opened
1944	Original station closed
1978	Current station opened
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 estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Five Ways from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.

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

Built in 1876 as part of the development of the Birmingham West Suburban Railway by the Midland Railway, it closed in 1944. The original station building was then leased for commercial uses, in which it remains occupied to this day.

As part of the creation of the Cross-City Line services, the current station opened in 1978. Built with its main entrance on Lee Bank Middleway, the cost of building the station (approximately £300,000), was met by the West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive.

Ticket barriers were installed at the start of 2009, and became operational shortly before the end of April that same year.

The station achieved a milestone in 2009/10 by having over 1 million "entries and exits" as denoted by ticket sales.

Local Attractions

Five Ways is the nearest railway station to Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Edgbaston cricket ground and the Birmingham Oratory.

Services

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

• Train times and station information for Five Ways railway station from National Rail
• Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Five Ways railway station
• Railways of Warwickshire entry

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Birmingham New Street		London Midland Cross-City Line		University