Langley Green railway station

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Langley Green
National Rail
Langley Green railway station, geograph-3342669-by-Nigel-Thompson.jpg
Langley Green railway station in 2010
LocationLangley Green, Sandwell
England
Grid referenceSO997883
Managed byWest Midlands Trains
Transit authorityTransport for West Midlands
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeLGG
Fare zone3
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Opened1 May 1885
Passengers
2016/17Increase 0.189 million
2017/18Increase 0.205 million
2018/19Increase 0.225 million
2019/20Decrease 0.223 million
2020/21Decrease 52,674
Location
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Langley Green railway station serves the Langley Green area of Oldbury in Sandwell, in the West Midlands, England. It is located on the Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster Line. The station is managed by West Midlands Trains, who provide the majority of train services; there are also occasional services provided by Chiltern Railways.

History[]

The station was opened on 1 May 1885 by the Great Western Railway on their line from Birmingham Snow Hill to Stourbridge Junction.[1][2] There was also a Great Western Railway branch from here to Oldbury, a large town to the north. The Oldbury branch closed to passengers on 3 March 1915;[2] and until recently a short stub of the disused line remained in situ. Its platforms can still be seen at Langley Green station.

The line from Smethwick West through to Snow Hill closed in 1972. In the run up to closure the sparse service to Snow Hill terminated at Langley Green, with Kidderminster services diverted into Birmingham New Street. This continued until 1995 when the line through Snow Hill to Birmingham Moor Street was restored. Some Hereford and Worcester to New Street trains continued to run via the Smethwick Jcn - Galton Junction curve until May 2004, but the route today is only used for diversions if the normal route to Snow Hill is closed for engineering work.

Services[]

The typical Monday-Saturday daytime service is every 30 minutes, between Stourbridge Junction and Birmingham Snow Hill, with alternate trains continuing beyond Birmingham to Dorridge or Whitlocks End. Most daytime trains on both routes trains continue through to Stratford-upon-Avon since the winter 2013 timetable change.[3] Most local services are run by Class 172 Diesel Multiple Unit currently, with the one Chiltern Railways service per day that is run by a Class 168 DMU only.

There are additional services at peak times, though Chiltern Railways services to London Marylebone no longer call. There is one Chiltern Railways service that calls at this station on weekdays only. This is the 21:10 from London Marylebone which departs this station at 23:29 for Stourbridge Junction.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063. CN 8983.
  2. ^ a b Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  3. ^ GB National Rail Timetable 2013-14; Table 71 (Network Rail)
  4. ^ "Realtime Trains - 21:10 London Marylebone to Stourbridge Junction". Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.

Further reading[]

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Worcester to Birmingham. Middleton Press. figs. 85-87, 89. ISBN 9781904474975. OCLC 263292710.

External links[]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Smethwick Galton Bridge   West Midlands Railway
Leamington-Worcester 		  Rowley Regis
Smethwick Galton Bridge   Chiltern Railways
London-Kidderminster 		  Rowley Regis
Disused railways
Rood End
Station Closed, Line Open 		  Great Western Railway
Later British Rail 		  Rowley Regis
Oldbury
Station and Line closed 		  Great Western Railway
Later British Rail
Oldbury Railway 		  Terminus
Smethwick Rolfe Street   Central Trains
Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster Line 		  Rowley Regis

Coordinates: 52°29′38″N 2°00′18″W / 52.494°N 2.005°W / 52.494; -2.005

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