Perry Barr railway station
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Perry Barr | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Birmingham |
| Coordinates | 52°30′58″N 1°54′07″W / 52.516°N 1.902°W |
| Managed by | London Midland |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | PRY |
| Fare zone | 2 |
| Key dates | |
| 4 July 1837 | Opened by Grand Junction Railway |
Perry Barr Railway Station is a railway station in Perry Barr, Birmingham, England.
Although rebuilt around the time of electrification in the 1960s, it stands on the site of the original Grand Junction Railway station of 1837, and so is the oldest station on its original site in the city, and one of the oldest continually-operated station sites in the world.[1] The pedestrian entrance is on the A34 Walsall Road.
It has two platforms, one each side of the two operating lines, with no points or sidings. The ticket office is on a bridge over the tracks, which are below street level. It is manned on a part-time basis throughout the week. and has a Permit to Travel and self-service ticket machine available for use when the ticket office is closed. Waiting shelters and bench seating is provided at platform level, along with customer help points, CIS displays and automated announcements to offer train running information. Both platforms have step-free access via ramps.[2]
As well as local residents, shops and businesses, it serves:
- Alexander Stadium
- Perry Barr Stadium
- Perry Hall Park
- Birmingham City University
- a number of bus services, including the Outer Circle
Services
The typical Monday-Saturday daytime service sees two trains per hour in each direction between Walsall and Birmingham New Street (and hence onwards to Wolverhampton via the Stour Valley Line) that are operated by Class 323 and Class 350 electric trains. This service is reduced to one train per hour in the evenings and on Sundays. There are a small number of early morning and late evening trains on weekdays that are operated by Class 170 diesel trains and extend past Walsall to either Hednesford or Rugeley Trent Valley.[3]
The station has in the past been served by a limited number of through trains from Walsall towards Birmingham International, but these no longer operate. The line also sees occasional use for diverted passenger trains between New Street & Wolverhampton (and points north), usually when the direct route via Dudley Port is closed for engineering work.
References
- ^ Perry Barr Station Rails Around Birmingham
- ^ Perry Barr station facilitiesNational Rail Enquiries
- ^ GB eNRT May 2017 Edition, Table 70
External links
- Train times and station information for Perry Barr railway station from National Rail
- Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Perry Barr railway station
- Warwickshire Railways page
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| West Midlands Railway Chase Line | ||||
| West Midlands Railway Wolverhampton-Birmingham via Smethwick Galton Bridge and Aston | ||||
| West Midlands Railway Birmingham New Street-Birmingham International via Aston and Stechford | ||||
| Historical railways | ||||
Line and station open | London and North Western Railway | Line open, station closed |
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