Longbridge railway station

Longbridge
Location
Place	Longbridge
Local authority	Birmingham
Coordinates	52°23′46″N 1°58′48″W / 52.396°N 1.980°WCoordinates: 52°23′46″N 1°58′48″W / 52.396°N 1.980°W
Grid reference	SP013775
Operations
Station code	LOB
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*
2010/11	0.638 million
2011/12	0.751 million
2012/13	0.743 million
2013/14	0.797 million
2014/15	0.832 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	West Midlands
Zone	4
History
Original company	Birmingham and Gloucester Railway
15 November 1841	Station opened
1 May 1849	Closed
8 May 1978	Reopened
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Longbridge from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Platforms at Longbridge with Class 323 about to depart towards Birmingham New Street

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.

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

1. "Area Action Plan". Future 4 Longbridge. Archived from the original on 25 March 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
2. "Longbridge Rail Park & Ride Consultation" (PDF). Centro. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2006. Retrieved 2008-01-22.

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