The Hawthorns station
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![]() The Hawthorns station: the West Midland Metro platforms to the left, the railway platforms to the right. | |
Location | Smethwick, Sandwell England |
Coordinates | 52°30′18″N 1°57′50″W / 52.505°N 1.964°WCoordinates: 52°30′18″N 1°57′50″W / 52.505°N 1.964°W |
Grid reference | SP025897 |
Managed by | West Midlands Trains |
Transit authority | Transport for West Midlands |
Platforms | 4 2 (train) + 2 (tram) |
Other information | |
Station code | THW |
Fare zone | 2 |
Classification | DfT category E |
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1931 | Opened as The Hawthorns Halt |
27 April 1968 | Closed |
24 September 1995 | Reopened as The Hawthorns |
Passengers | |
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Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
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West Midlands Metro tram stop | |
![]() Midland Metro platforms | |
Location | The Hawthorns, Smethwick Sandwell England |
Line(s) | Line 1 (Birmingham – Wolverhampton) |
Platforms | 2 |
History | |
Opened | 1999 |
Passengers | |
2015/16 | Approx. 1,100 daily[1] |
The Hawthorns station is a railway station and tram stop, opened in 1995 in Smethwick, near Birmingham, West Midlands, England. The station shares its name with the local football ground, The Hawthorns, the home of West Bromwich Albion F.C., which it serves. It is has a Park and ride facility at the tram stop.
History[]
Between 1931 and 1968, The Hawthorns Halt partly occupied the site of the current station, opened by the Great Western Railway on their London (Paddington) to Birkenhead via Birmingham (Snow Hill) line. It served football specials only, and had minimal facilities, as such it was not deemed worthy of 'station' status. It consisted of three platforms: platform 3 catering for return travel to Stourbridge, with platforms 1 and 2 being sited the other side of Halfords Lane.[2]
The present station was opened in 1995, as part of the "Jewellery Line" project to restore services to Birmingham Snow Hill, this time it opened as a fully fledged station with regular services on the cross-city Snow Hill Lines. In 1999 the Midland Metro tram line opened between Birmingham and Wolverhampton, adding two tram platforms alongside the two railway platforms.[2]
Its passenger numbers are assisted with free parking and its close proximity to Junction 1 of the M5. Pedestrian and vehicular access is via Halfords Lane.
Outside the main station entrance is a sculpture called "Aspire" by Anuradha Patel.
The original Hawthorns Halt in 1966
The railway platforms in 2004.
"Aspire" sculpture outside the station entrance
Services[]
Train[]
Most trains are operated by West Midlands Railway. The Monday to Saturday daytime service sees trains approximately every 10 minutes in each direction, operating between Stourbridge Junction, Birmingham Snow Hill, and either Dorridge or Whitlocks End. Many trains continue beyond Stourbridge to Kidderminster, Worcester Foregate Street or Great Malvern, and some continue beyond Whitlocks End or Dorridge to Stratford-upon-Avon.[3] Extra services are laid on around the time of football matches to assist fans in travelling to and from the match.
Chiltern Railways services operate in peak hours only, between Kidderminster and London Marylebone. Four Chiltern trains call at The Hawthorns in each direction.
Metro[]
West Midlands Metro services operate at frequent intervals, between Library and Wolverhampton St Georges. Mondays to Fridays, Midland Metro services in each direction between Birmingham and Wolverhampton run at six to eight-minute intervals during the day, and at fifteen-minute intervals during the evenings and on Sundays. They run at eight minute intervals on Saturdays.[4]
References[]
- ^ "2016 West Midlands Travel Trends Covering Report" (PDF). West Midlands Combined Authority. p. 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ a b "The Hawthorns Station 1931 - 1968:1995 - Present". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ^ Table 71 National Rail timetable, May 2016
- ^ "Midland Metro timetable". Network West Midlands. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
Further reading[]
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Worcester to Birmingham. Middleton Press. figs. 99-100. ISBN 9781904474975. OCLC 263292710.
External links[]
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- Train times and station information for The Hawthorns station from National Rail
- Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: The Hawthorns station
- West Midlands Metro stops
- Railway stations in Sandwell
- Former Great Western Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1931
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1968
- Railway stations opened by Railtrack
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1995
- Railway stations served by Chiltern Railways
- Railway stations served by West Midlands Trains
- West Bromwich
- Reopened railway stations in Great Britain