Lea Hall railway station


Lea Hall railway station is situated in the Lea Hall area east of the city of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. 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 a little below street level. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by West Midlands Trains. Ramps have been added to permit easy disabled access to both platforms.

History

The station was designed by the architect William Henry Hamlyn and opened in 1939.
In 1998 the station was re-designed with new sculptures and colour scheme by Tim Tolkien, great nephew of writer J. R. R. Tolkien

Services

From Monday to Saturday there are two trains per hour to Birmingham New Street. One calls at and, whilst the other runs non-stop.
Southbound, two trains per hour operate from Monday to Saturday; one running non-stop to Birmingham International and one calling at all stations to, then principal stations to, and London Euston. There are additional calls at peak times, and some evening trains terminate at Coventry or Northampton.
On Sundays an hourly service operates in each direction, northbound to New Street and southbound to Coventry.