Bromsgrove railway station
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| Location | |||
| Place | Bromsgrove | ||
| Local authority | Bromsgrove | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | BMV | ||
| Managed by | London Midland | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 0.173 million | ||
| 2005/06 * | 0.210 million | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 1840 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bromsgrove from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Bromsgrove railway station serves the town of Bromsgrove in Worcestershire. It is located at the foot of the two mile Lickey Incline which ascends at a gradient of 1 in 37.7 towards Barnt Green on the line between Birmingham and Worcester. The station opened as part of the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (later part of the Midland Railway) in 1840[1]. In June 1969[2] the station was rebuilt with a single platform on the up (northbound) side, which require stopping down (southbound) trains to cross to the up line and back again after calling at Bromsgrove station. A new platform on the down side was opened in May 1990[3].
The station and most trains serving it are operated by London Midland. A small number of CrossCountry services also call there.
[edit] Rebuilding
On 4 May 2007, Network Rail announced that a new station will be built, to replace the existing structure. This will be in a brownfield site adjacent to the current site, and allow 6 car trains to stop at the station. The cost is projected to be in the region of £10-12 million, and could be open by December 2008.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Jowetts Railways Centres Volume 1, Alan Jowett (PSL, 1993)
- ^ A Century of Railways Around Birmingham and the West Midlands, Volumes 2, John Boynton (Mid England Books, 1998)
- ^ A Century of Railways Around Birmingham and the West Midlands, Volumes 3, John Boynton (Mid England Books, 1999)
- ^ Network Rail News Releases: Bromsgrove to get new station
[edit] External links
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| University Barnt Green at Peak Times |
London Midland Birmingham-Hereford |
Droitwich Spa | ||
| Ashchurch for Tewkesbury |
CrossCountry Cardiff-Nottingham |
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