Longbridge railway station

Longbridge
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General information
Location	Birmingham
Managed by	London Midland
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	LOB
Fare zone	4
History
Original company	Birmingham and Gloucester Railway
Key dates
15 November 1841	Station opened
1 May 1849	Closed
8 May 1978	Reopened

Longbridge railway station serves the Longbridge area in the south-west of Birmingham, England. It is on the Cross City Line. The station and all trains calling there are operated by London Midland.

History

The current station, on Tessall Lane, was built in 1978 under the auspices of British Rail, as part of the West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive's Cross-City Line scheme, at a cost of around £300,000. An earlier Longbridge station had existed nearby, on the Halesowen Railway's branch to Old Hill.

As part of general plans to improve Longbridge, the station may be redeveloped in the coming years.^[1] Centro, the passenger transport executive for the area, have also proposed the building of a new multi-storey car park, to provide park and ride facilities at the station.^[2]

Services

During Monday-Saturday daytimes, northbound trains operate every 10 minutes with two trains per hour to Four Oaks, two to Lichfield City and two to Lichfield Trent Valley. Southbound trains operate every 20 minutes to Redditch and three trains per hour from the north direction also terminate here. On Sundays, trains operate every 30 minutes between Redditch and Lichfield.

Services are operated by Class 323 electric multiple units.

Preceding station		Following station
Northfield	London Midland Cross-City Line	Barnt Green
Northfield	London Midland Cross-City Line	Terminus
Disused railways
Longbridge (1915-1964) Line and station closed	Great Western Railway Halesowen Railway	Terminus

Disabled access

The ticket office and footbridge have level access from Longbridge Lane. Platform 1 (for trains towards Birmingham New Street) has step-free access by means of a lift from the footbridge, and platform 2 (for trains towards Redditch) has a ramp from the footbridge to platform level.

References

^ "Area Action Plan". Future 4 Longbridge. Archived from the original on 25 March 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Longbridge Rail Park & Ride Consultation" (PDF). Centro. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2006. Retrieved 22 January 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

Train times and station information for Longbridge railway station from National Rail
Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Longbridge railway station
Warwickshire Railways page

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[1] "Area Action Plan". Future 4 Longbridge. Archived from the original on 25 March 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[2] "Longbridge Rail Park & Ride Consultation" (PDF). Centro. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2006. Retrieved 22 January 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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