Erdington railway station

Erdington railway station is a railway station serving the Erdington area of Birmingham, England. It is situated on the Redditch/Bromsgrove-Birmingham New Street-Four Oaks-Lichfield Cross-City Line. It has 2 platforms.

Not to be confused with Eardington Halt railway station.

Erdington
National Rail
Erdington station, showing the south-bound platform
General information
LocationErdington, Birmingham
England
Coordinates52.528°N 1.839°W / 52.528; -1.839
Grid referenceSP109923
Managed byWest Midlands Railway
Transit authorityTransport for West Midlands
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeERD
Fare zone3
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Opened1862
Passengers
2017/18Increase 0.962 million
2018/19Increase 1.052 million
2019/20Decrease 1.030 million
2020/21Decrease 0.160 million
2021/22Increase 0.329 million
Location
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The station was opened in 1862 by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) on Sheep Lane, later known as Station Road.[1]

Pedestrian access is via Station Road. Platform 1 and 2 have separate entrances. Platform 1’s entrance being towards the car park and the second being past the tunnel on the other side. When you are in the station, there is no way to switch between platforms without coming out the station. The station is above road level, as the line here is on an embankment. A new passenger shelter on the northbound platform was built and opened in November 2006.

The letters LMS can still be seen on the adjacent road bridge.[2] At the foot of the ramp to the southbound platform there is a sculpture by Ronald Rae entitled Insect and Celtic Cross.[3]

  • The bridge at Erdington, showing the old LMS lettering.
    The bridge at Erdington, showing the old LMS lettering.
  • Insect and Celtic Cross, sculpture by Ronald Rae
    Insect and Celtic Cross, sculpture by Ronald Rae

Services

The station is served by West Midlands Trains with local Transport for West Midlands branded "Cross-City" services, operated by Class 323 electrical multiple units. The station is served by four trains an hour in each direction on Mondays to Saturdays (every 30 minutes each way on Sundays), with an average journey time to Birmingham New Street of around 13 minutes.[4][5]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Chester Road   West Midlands Railway
Lichfield - Four Oaks - Birmingham - Bromsgrove/Redditch
Cross-City Line		   Gravelly Hill

Platforms

Platform 1 is used for northbound services heading to Four Oaks, Blake Street, Lichfield City and Lichfield Trent Valley, via Sutton Coldfield.

Platform 2 is used for southbound services heading to Bromsgrove or Redditch via Birmingham New Street, University and Longbridge.

Access for disabled passengers

There are ramps accessing both platforms at Erdington Station.

References
  1. The Story of Erdington; Douglas V Jones, 1985
  2. Lea, Roger (1995) [1984]. Steaming up to Sutton. Westwood Press Publications. p. 28. ISBN 0-9502636-8-0.
  3. "Insect and Celtic Cross". Ronald Rae website. 4 September 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  4. "Train Timetables and Schedules | Erdington". West Midlands Railway.
  5. "Train Times | The Cross City Line | 21 May until 9 December 2023". West Midlands Railway.
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