Four Oaks railway station
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| Four Oaks | |||
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| Four Oaks station, looking north | |||
| Location | |||
| Place | Four Oaks | ||
| Local authority | Birmingham | ||
| Grid reference | SP117980 | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | FOK | ||
| Managed by | London Midland | ||
| Platforms in use | 3 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 0.225 million | ||
| 2005/06 * | 0.235 million | ||
| Passenger Transport Executive | |||
| PTE | West Midlands | ||
| Zone | 5 | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 1884 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Four Oaks from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Four Oaks railway station serves the Four Oaks area of Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England. It is situated on the Cross-City Line. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by London Midland.
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[edit] History
The station opened in 1884, when the London and North Western Railway's line from Birmingham to Sutton Coldfield was extended to Lichfield. More recently, in 1978 Four Oaks became the northern terminus of the new Cross-City Line, although this was later extended further north to Lichfield City and eventually to Lichfield Trent Valley.
[edit] Services
The standard weekday pattern sees two trains an hour between Lichfield Trent Valley and Longbridge, two between Lichfield City and Longbridge, and two between Four Oaks and Redditch.
Hence, from Four Oaks there are six trains southbound an hour, four to Longbridge and two continuing to Redditch. All trains call at Birmingham New Street. Northbound, two trains operate to Lichfield City and two to Lichfield Trent Valley. Two services terminate at Four Oaks.
On Saturdays, four services operate, trains from Lichfield City continuing to Redditch; this gives two trains to each of Lichfield City, Lichfield Trent Valley, Longbridge and Redditch.
On Sundays, trains run the whole length of the line, calling all stations, every 30 minutes.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Sutton Coldfield | London Midland Cross-City Line |
Butlers Lane | ||
[edit] References
- An Historical Survey Of Selected LMS Stations Vol. One Dr R Preston and R Powell Hendry. Oxford Pub. Co. (1982, Reprinted in 2001) ISBN 0860931684
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Four Oaks railway station from National Rail
- Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Four Oaks station
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