Perry Barr railway station


Perry Barr Railway Station is a railway station in Perry Barr, Birmingham, England.
Although rebuilt around the time of electrification in the 1960s, it stands on the site of the original Grand Junction Railway station of 1837, and so is the oldest station on its original site in the city, and one of the oldest continuously operated station sites in the world. The line through the station was as part of the London Midland Region's electrification programme. The actual energization of the line from Coventry to Walsall through Aston took place on 15 August 1966.
The pedestrian entrance is on the A34 Walsall Road. The station has two side platforms, one each side of the two operating lines, with no points or sidings. The ticket office is on a bridge over the tracks, which are below street level. Both platforms have step-free access via ramps. It is manned on a part-time basis throughout the week, and has a self-service ticket and Permit to Travel machine for use when the ticket office is closed. Waiting shelters and bench seating are provided at platform level, along with customer help points. Service information is given on information displays and by automated announcements.
As well as local residents, shops and businesses, it serves:
The typical Monday–Saturday daytime service has two trains per hour in each direction between and that are operated by Class 323 and Class 350 electric trains. Services are reduced to one train per hour in the evenings and on Sundays. There are a small number of services that extend past Walsall to either or.
The station has in the past been served by a limited number of through trains from Walsall towards, but these no longer operate. The line also sees occasional use for diverted passenger trains between Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton, usually when the direct route via is closed for engineering work.

Future

In 2019, the West Midlands Rail Executive and Transport for West Midlands put forward proposals to redevelop Perry Barr station, along with a new bus interchange, in time for the 2022 Commonwealth Games—which is to be held in Birmingham, with the Athletes Village planned to be located near the station.