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The original London & Birmingham Railway Stechford station opened in December 1844 [1] with staggered platforms on either side of a level-crossing. In 1882, the level crossing became a bridge (Station Road) over the railway, the platforms were moved to the west (Birmingham) side of the bridge and a station building on the bridge became the entrance to both sets of platforms via steps.
Station Year opened Metropolitan borough [7] Zone [8] Served by [9] Station users 2019-20 [6] Station users 2021-22 [6] Station users 2022-23 [6] Acocks Green: 1852 [10] Birmingham: 3 West Midlands Trains: 0.551 million 0.272 million 0.305 million Adderley Park: 1860 [11] Birmingham 2 West Midlands Trains 0.114 million 74,256 0.120 million ...
Stechford's history is unclear. Its oldest components are Station Road (known as Stoney Lane since Norman times) and Flaxleye Farm, first referenced in 1218. The farm itself no longer remains, however there is a farmhouse at 143 Flaxley Road, although the oldest parts of the current building cannot be older than the 17th century.
Yardley's nearest railway station is Stechford railway station. It is served by National Express West Midlands bus routes 11A, 11C, 17, 58, 60, 73, X1 and X2, connecting to Birmingham city centre, outer circle, Chelmsley Wood and Solihull and Claribel Coaches route S16. The area used to be well-served by horse-buses and then by steam buses.
However, some new stations were opened in the late 20th century: Birmingham International station was opened in 1976 to serve Birmingham Airport and the National Exhibition Centre, and in 1995 another new station; Smethwick Galton Bridge was opened, serving as a two-level interchange with trains on the Birmingham Snow Hill to Worcester Line. [7]
Stechford police station 338 Station Road, Stechford Stechford police station [2] ... Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML;
Adderley Park railway station serves the Adderley Park area in the east of Birmingham, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by West Midlands Trains . It was threatened with closure in 2004, but was given a reprieve (although its train service was reduced from half-hourly to hourly each way).
The regenerated New Street station, completed in 2016, cost £600m. New Street station is the main railway station in the city centre with local and national railway connections. The station was first built in 1854 and rebuilt in 1967. The redevelopment of the station in a project named Gateway Plus was finished in 2016.