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Butlers Lane railway station

Coordinates: 52°35′35″N 1°50′20″W / 52.59306°N 1.83889°W / 52.59306; -1.83889
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Butlers Lane
National Rail
General information
LocationFour Oaks, Birmingham
England
Grid referenceSP109994
Managed byWest Midlands Railway
Transit authorityTransport for West Midlands
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeBUL
Fare zone5
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Opened1957
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.254 million
2019/20Decrease 0.246 million
2020/21Decrease 42,252
2021/22Increase 0.116 million
2022/23Increase 0.142 million
Location
Map
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Butlers Lane railway station serves the northern part of the Four Oaks district of Sutton Coldfield, England. It is sited on the Cross-City Line between Bromsgrove/Redditch and Lichfield Trent Valley, via Birmingham New Street. The station, and all trains calling there, are operated by West Midlands Trains.

History

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View northward towards Lichfield, in 1962

The station was opened as a temporary wooden station in 1957 under British Railways, to coincide with the introduction of new diesel multiple units on the line from Birmingham New Street to Lichfield. It was known originally as Butlers Lane Halt, despite being staffed from the beginning.

It became one of the stations served by the new Cross-City Line from 1978. The original wooden station was rebuilt as a permanent structure during 1991/92, to coincide with the electrification of the line by British Rail.[1]

Facilities

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The station has a staffed ticket office on the southbound platform, open on a part-time basis throughout the week. A self-service ticket machine is also available for use when the office is closed and for collecting pre-paid tickets. Waiting shelters are located on both platforms and train running information is given via CIS displays, timetable posters, automated announcements and two customer help points. No step-free access is possible to either platform, as both entrances from the road above require the use of steps.[2]

Services

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The station is served by West Midlands Trains with local Transport for West Midlands branded "Cross-City" services, operated by Class 323 and Class 730 Electric multiple units.[3][4]

The off-peak service pattern is as follows:

Mondays to Saturdays:

Sundays:

  • 2tph northbound to Lichfield Trent Valley.
  • 2tph southbound to Redditch.

Services on Sundays call at all stations between Lichfield T.V. and Redditch.

The average journey time to Birmingham New Street is around 26 minutes.[5][6]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Blake Street   West Midlands Railway
Lichfield – Four Oaks – Birmingham – Bromsgrove/Redditch
Cross-City Line
  Four Oaks

References

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  1. ^ Boynton, John (1993). Rails Across The City, The Story of The Birmingham Cross City Line. Kidderminster: Mid England Books. ISBN 0-9522248-0-1.
  2. ^ Butlers Lane station facilities National Rail Enquiries
  3. ^ "Class 323 fleet". West Midlands Railway.
  4. ^ "Class 730 fleet". West Midlands Railway.
  5. ^ "Train Timetables and Schedules | Butlers Lane". West Midlands Railway.
  6. ^ "Train Times | The Cross City Line | 30 December 2023 until 1 June 2024". West Midlands Railway.
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52°35′35″N 1°50′20″W / 52.59306°N 1.83889°W / 52.59306; -1.83889