Gravelly Hill railway station
Gravelly Hill railway station serves the Gravelly Hill area of Birmingham, England. It is situated on the Redditch/Bromsgrove-Birmingham New Street-Four Oaks-Lichfield Cross-City Line.
Gravelly Hill  | |
|---|---|
 Gravelly Hill station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Gravelly Hill, Birmingham England |
| Coordinates | 52.515°N 1.853°W |
| Grid reference | SP100908 |
| Managed by | West Midlands Railway |
| Transit authority | Transport for West Midlands |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | GVH |
| Fare zone | 2 |
| Classification | DfT category E |
| Key dates | |
| 1862 | Opened |
| 1992 | Electrification |
| Passengers | |
| 2017/18 |  0.812 million |
| 2018/19 | 0.908 million |
| 2019/20 | 0.912 million |
| 2020/21 |  0.138 million |
| 2021/22 | 0.279 million |
| Location | |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
Opened in 1862, the station was built by the London and North Western (LNWR) railway company on their line between Birmingham and Sutton Coldfield.[1] The only remaining original feature is the booking office building, which is unusual in having 2 storeys, and having access to the ticket office via the upper level.[1] Other buildings and an early wooden footbridge were removed with the electrification of the Cross City line in 1992 by British Rail. The waiting areas on the platforms were replaced by modern "bus shelter" type structures on each platform. The footbridge was replaced by a modern metal structure.
Services
The station is served by West Midlands Trains with local Transport for West Midlands branded "Cross-City" services, operated by Class 323 electrical multiple units. The station is served by four trains an hour in each direction on weekdays & Saturdays (half-hourly each way on Sundays), with an average journey time to Birmingham New Street of around 11 minutes.[2][3]
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erdington | West Midlands Railway Lichfield - Four Oaks - Birmingham - Bromsgrove/Redditch Cross-City Line |
Aston | ||
Platforms
Platform 1 is used for southbound services heading to Bromsgrove or Redditch via Birmingham New Street, University and Longbridge.
Platform 2 is used for northbound services heading to Four Oaks, Blake Street, Lichfield City and Lichfield Trent Valley, via Sutton Coldfield.
Access for disabled passengers
There are ramps providing step-free access to both platforms and to the ticket office from the Hunton Hill entrance to the station.[4]
References
- Andrew Doherty. "Gravelly Hill Station". Rail Around Birmingham. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
- "Train Timetables and Schedules | Gravelly Hill". West Midlands Railway.
- "Train Times | The Cross City Line | 21 May until 9 December 2023". West Midlands Railway.
- Disabled Persons Protection Policy. London Midland. November 2007. p. 13. Archived from the original on 26 November 2010.
- An Historical Survey Of Selected LMS Stations Vol. One Dr R Preston and R Powell Hendry. Oxford Pub. Co. (1982, Reprinted in 2001) ISBN 0-86093-168-4
External links
- Train times and station information for Gravelly Hill railway station from National Rail
- Gravelly Hill station at warwickshirerailways.com