Lichfield City railway station

Lichfield City
Location
Place	Lichfield
Local authority	Staffordshire
Operations
Station code	LIC
Managed by	London Midland
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	0.579 million
2005/06 *	0.590 million
2006/07 *	0.608 million
2007/08 *	0.636 million
2008/09 *	0.561 million
2009/10 *	0.624 million
History
Opened 1849 (1849)
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Lichfield City from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.

Lichfield City railway station serves the city of Lichfield, in Staffordshire, England. It is situated towards the northern end of the Cross-City Line 28 km (17¼ miles) north east of Birmingham New Street. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by London Midland.

History

Early years

Lichfield City Station in 1849

The station opened in 1849, on the South Staffordshire Railway's line from Lichfield Trent Valley to Walsall and Dudley. This later became part of the London and North Western Railway. The architect for the South Staffordshire Railway was Mr Edward Adams of London and the station building built in 1849 was a modest creation in a Tudor style, with tall gables and chimneys. Services to Birmingham began in 1884, when a branch to Sutton Coldfield opened, connecting with an earlier LNWR line. This original station was demolished in 1882 when the present one was built to accommodate these additional services. The original station stood further east than the present one. It was approached from the city by a path which ran across Levett's Field and up some brick steps in front of the station, these can still be seen near the present Fire Station.

Recent history

Passenger trains northwards via Trent Valley station to Burton upon Trent ceased in 1965, along with trains to Walsall, so Lichfield City became the northern terminus of the line from Birmingham. This later became part of the Cross-City Line. In 1988, the line was extended back to Trent Valley. Later to fall under the auspices of the LMS, Lichfield City has retained considerable character.

In June 1990 the station was in the news after an off-duty soldier was shot and killed, and two others were wounded when two IRA gunmen opened fire. A plaque commemorating the incident is situated in the station.

The station platform

Services

Monday-Saturday

Southbound

• 2 trains per hour (tph) to Longbridge, calling at Shenstone, Blake Street, Butlers Lane, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, Wylde Green, Chester Road, Erdington, Gravelly Hill, Aston, Birmingham New Street, Five Ways, University, Selly Oak, Bournville, Kings Norton and Northfield;
• 2 tph run express to Blake Street, then as above.

Northbound

• 2 tph to Lichfield Trent Valley;
• 2 tph terminate here to return south.

Sunday

Southbound

• 2 tph to Redditch, calling at Shenstone, Blake Street, Butlers Lane, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, Wylde Green, Chester Road, Erdington, Gravelly Hill, Aston, Duddeston, Birmingham New Street, Five Ways, University, Selly Oak, Bournville, Kings Norton, Northfield, Longbridge, Barnt Green and Alvechurch.

Northbound

• 2 tph to Lichfield Trent Valley

• Train times and station information for Lichfield City railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Lichfield Trent Valley		London Midland Cross-City Line		Shenstone
Historical railways
Lichfield Trent Valley Line and station open		London and North Western Railway South Staffordshire Line		Hammerwich Line open, station closed