Chester Road railway station


Chester Road railway station is a railway station serving the Pype Hayes, Erdington, Wylde Green and Boldmere areas of north-east Birmingham, in the West Midlands county of England. It is situated on the Redditch-Birmingham New Street-Lichfield Cross-City Line.
It is a park and ride station, and has a free car park which was expanded in May 2006.
Pedestrian access to the station is via Green Lanes, near the junction with the Chester Road. The station is above road level, as the line here is on an embankment.

History

The line from to was built by the London and North Western Railway in 1862, although Chester Road station was not opened until 1 December 1863. The LNWR became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway in 1921, as part of the Grouping, which was nationalised to become part of British Railways at the beginning of 1948. The station booking office and waiting room were rebuilt in 1991-1992 during the electrification of the line. The original LNWR station waiting room was dismantled, and moved to, another former LNWR station, on the preserved Battlefield Line Railway.

Service

The station is served by West Midlands Trains with local Network West Midlands branded "Cross-City" services, operated by Class 323 electrical multiple units. The station is served by six trains an hour in each direction, with an average journey time to Birmingham New Street of around 13 minutes.

Access for disabled passengers

There are ramps providing step-free access to both platforms at Chester Road.

Nearby

The station serves: