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Place
  
Jewellery Quarter

Station code
  
JEQ

DfT category
  
E

Opened
  
31 May 1999

Local authority
  
Birmingham

Grid reference
  
SP059879

Managed by
  
London Midland

2011/12
  
0.343 million

Number of platforms
  
2

Jewellery Quarter station

Address
  
Birmingham B18 6LE, United Kingdom

Pte
  
Transport for West Midlands

Similar
  
Small Heath railway st, Adderley Park railway st, Aston railway station, Duddeston railway station, Five Ways railway station

Birmingham metro tram at jewellery quarter station


Jewellery Quarter station is a combined railway station and tram stop, situated in the Jewellery Quarter of Birmingham, England. The station is served by London Midland (who operate the station), Chiltern Railways, and the Midland Metro.

Contents

The station is set at the mouth of Hockley No 2 Tunnel below the elevation of its road-level access point on Vyse Street; stairs and a lift are provided.

Jewellery quarter station and tram stop 26 9 15 series 18 episode 4


History

Jewellery Quarter station was opened in 1995, as part of the "Jewellery Line" project which saw the re-introduction of cross-city services via Birmingham Snow Hill. Midland Metro services commenced in 1999, when its first (and so far only) line from Birmingham to Wolverhampton opened.

No previous station had existed at this site, however the area was historically served by Hockley station, located a short distance west, which had been opened by the Great Western Railway in 1854, and was closed with the line in 1972.

Facilities

The station has no car park, but ten cycle storage spaces are available.

Train

Most trains are operated by London Midland. The Monday to Saturday daytime service sees trains approximately every 10 minutes in each direction, operating between Stourbridge Junction, Birmingham Snow Hill, and either Dorridge or Whitlocks End. Many trains continue beyond Stourbridge to Kidderminster, Worcester Foregate Street or Great Malvern, and some continue beyond Whitlocks End & Dorridge to Stratford-upon-Avon.

Chiltern Railways services operate in peak hours only, between Kidderminster and London Marylebone. Unlike London Midland services, only a few Chiltern trains call at Jewellery Quarter.

Metro

Midland Metro services operate at frequent intervals, between Birmingham and Wolverhampton St Georges. Mondays to Saturdays, services in each direction run at six to eight-minute intervals during the day, and at fifteen-minute intervals during the evenings and on Sundays.

References

Jewellery Quarter station Wikipedia