Perry Barr railway station
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| Perry Barr | |||
| Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Perry Barr | ||
| Local authority | Birmingham | ||
| Coordinates | Coordinates: | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | PRY | ||
| Managed by | London Midland | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2002/03 * | 0.118 million | ||
| 2004/05 * | 0.126 million | ||
| 2005/06 * | 0.148 million | ||
| Passenger Transport Executive | |||
| PTE | West Midlands | ||
| Zone | 2 | ||
| History | |||
| 1838 | Opened by Grand Junction Railway | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Perry Barr from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Perry Barr Railway Station is a railway station in Perry Barr, Birmingham, England.
Although rebuilt around the time of electrification in the 1960s, it stands on the site of the original Grand Junction Railway station of 1838, and so is the oldest station on its original site in the city, and one of the oldest station sites in the country. The pedestrian entrance is on the A34 Walsall Road.
It has two platforms, one each side of the two running lines, with no points or sidings. The ticket office is on a bridge over the tracks, which are below street level.
As well as local residents, shops and businesses, it serves:
- Alexander Stadium
- Perry Hall Park
- Birmingham City University
- a number of bus services, including the Outer Circle
[edit] Services
Perry Barr is served Monday-Saturday daytimes by trains running on the Walsall Line, from Walsall to Birmingham New Street which call all stations. There are two trains per hour in each direction. In the evenings, there is an hourly service in each direction which continues past Walsall on the Chase Line to Hednesford calling all stations on both the Walsall and Chase Lines.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Perry Barr railway station from National Rail
- Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Perry Barr railway station
- Warwickshire Railways page
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Witton | London Midland Walsall Line |
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