Jewellery Quarter station

Jewellery Quarter
Train and tram at Jewellery Quarter station
Location
Place	Jewellery Quarter
Local authority	Birmingham
Coordinates	52.4897°N 1.9136°W / 52.4897; -1.9136
Operations
Station code	JEQ
Managed by	London Midland
Number of platforms	2 (train) + 2 (metro)
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	86,529
2005/06 *	97,457
2006/07 *	0.109 million
2007/08 *	0.117 million
2008/09 *	0.294 million
2009/10 *	0.294 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	West Midlands
Zone	1
History
1995	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 Jewellery Quarter from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.

The station frontage, with to the right a grade II listed cast-iron urinal.

A Worcester-bound train on platform 1, far below street level which is on the level of the top floor of the building behind.

Jewellery Quarter station is a railway station and tram stop, situated in the Jewellery Quarter of Birmingham, England. The station is served by London Midland (who operate the station), Chiltern Railways, and the Midland Metro.

The station is set some 70 feet (20m) below the elevation of its road-level access point; stairs and a lift are provided.

London Midland are proposing the closure of the ticket office.

History

The station was opened in 1995, as part of the "Jewellery Line" project which saw the re-introduction of cross-city services via Birmingham Snow Hill. Midland Metro services commenced in 1999, when its first (and so far only) line from Birmingham to Wolverhampton opened.

No previous station existed at this location, although it is a short distance from the previous Hockley, opened by the Great Western Railway in 1854 and closed in 1972.

Services

Most trains are operated by London Midland. The Monday to Saturday daytime service sees trains approximately every 10 minutes in each direction, operating between Stourbridge Junction, Birmingham Snow Hill, and either Dorridge or Whitlocks End. Many trains continue beyond Stourbridge to Kidderminster, Worcester Foregate Street or Great Malvern, and some continue beyond Whitlocks End to Stratford-upon-Avon.

Chiltern Railways services operate in peak hours only, between Kidderminster and London Marylebone. Unlike London Midland services, very few Chiltern trains call at Jewellery Quarter.

Midland Metro services operate at frequent intervals, between Birmingham Snow Hill and Wolverhampton St Georges.

Preceding station	Midland Metro			Following station
St Paul's		Line 1		Soho, Benson Road
National Rail
Birmingham Snow Hill		London Midland Snow Hill-Worcester		The Hawthorns
Birmingham Snow Hill		Chiltern Railways London-Kidderminster		The Hawthorns

See also

• Transport in Birmingham

External links

• Train times and station information for Jewellery Quarter station from National Rail
• Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Jewellery Quarter railway station