Bournville railway station
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| Location | |||
| Place | Bournville | ||
| Local authority | Birmingham | ||
| Coordinates | Coordinates: | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | BRV | ||
| Managed by | London Midland | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 0.342 million | ||
| Passenger Transport Executive | |||
| PTE | West Midlands | ||
| Zone | 3 | ||
| History | |||
| 1876 | Opened as Stirchley Street | ||
| 1880 | Renamed Stirchley Street and Bournville | ||
| 1885 | Line doubled | ||
| 1978 | Rebuilt | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bournville from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Bournville railway station serves the Bournville area of Birmingham, England. It is on the Cross-City Line which runs from Redditch to Lichfield via Birmingham New Street.
The station currently only serves trains of the Cross City Line, all services currently being operated by Class 323 electrical multiple units. Services are all operated by London Midland on behalf of Centro, the West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive.
The station sits above Bournville Lane, as the tracks are on an embankment, shared by the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. Cadbury's chocolate factory is adjacent. Bournville station is partly painted in Cadbury purple and station signs include the famous Cadbury logo, a reflection of the station providing ideal access for Cadbury World.
An engine shed formerly stood nearby.
Bournville Station is equipped with real-time information departure boards which were installed in 2006 by Central Trains.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Bournville railway station from National Rail
- Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Bournville railway station
- Warwickshire Railways page
- Warwickshire Railways engine shed page
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Kings Norton | London Midland Cross-City Line |
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