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Erdington railway station

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Coordinates: 52°31′41″N 1°50′20″W / 52.528°N 1.839°W / 52.528; -1.839
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Not to be confused with Eardington Halt railway station.

Erdington
General information
LocationBirmingham
Coordinates52°31′41″N 1°50′20″W / 52.528°N 1.839°W / 52.528; -1.839
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeERD
Fare zone3
History
Opened1862

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.

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