Hagley railway station

Hagley
Location
Place	Hagley
Local authority	Bromsgrove
Coordinates	52°25′19″N 2°08′49″W / 52.422°N 2.147°WCoordinates: 52°25′19″N 2°08′49″W / 52.422°N 2.147°W
Grid reference	SO901805
Operations
Station code	HAG
Managed by	London Midland
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	0.164 million
2005/06	0.228 million
2006/07	0.267 million
2007/08	0.332 million
2008/09	0.347 million
2009/10	0.470 million
2010/11	0.423 million
2011/12	0.463 million
2012/13	0.466 million
2013/14	0.490 million
2014/15	0.480 million
History
Original company	Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
1 May 1852	Station opened
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Hagley from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Hagley railway station serves the English village of Hagley, Worcestershire. It was opened on 1 May 1852 as part of the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton railway.^[1] The station retains its GWR-era station building and its cast and wrought iron monogrammed GWR canopied footbridge dating from 1884. The footbridge was listed grade 2 in 2000 and the station and its environs sits within the West Hagley Conservation Area. The footbridge was used by Hornby as the basis for its plastic model.

The footbridge was fully repainted in late 2011, changing the colours of the bridge from navy blue and white to cream and salmon. This is the latest in a series of recent renovations to the station in 2011, including the installation of SmartCard readers at the entrance to the station and also the installation of live departure boards on both platforms.

Services

In the past the service at this station was somewhat irregular, but since the Winter 2013 timetable commenced on 8 December the pattern has been simplified by operator London Midland. Off peak trains call every half hour in each direction, running to Kidderminster westbound and either Whitlocks End or Dorridge eastbound after Birmingham Snow Hill. Additional trains call during the morning & evening rush hours, when through trains to Droitwich Spa and both Worcester stations are available^[2]

An hourly service runs in the late evenings and on Sundays, with trains running through to/from Worcester. Chiltern Railways used to operate a two there-one back service to London Marylebone on Monday to Fridays only, however only one service towards London calls here now. Its nearest railway stations are Stourbridge Junction (towards Birmingham) and Blakedown (towards Kidderminster and Worcester).

In July 2011, Customer Information Screens were installed at the station, one for each platform.

References

1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 111. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
2. GB National Rail Timetable 2013-14, Table 71

External links

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