Place Old Hill Station code OHL DfT category E Opened 1866 | Grid reference SO962858 Managed by London Midland 2011/12 0.172 million Number of platforms 2 | |
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Address Cradley Heath B64 6PL, United Kingdom Pte Transport for West Midlands Similar Langley Green railway st, Stourbridge Junction railway st, Cradley Heath railway st, The Hawthorns station, Lye railway station | ||
Old Hill railway station is in Old Hill, West Midlands, England, on the Birmingham-Stourbridge line. It is managed by London Midland, who provide the majority of train services; Chiltern Railways also operate a small number.
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History
The station, which opened in 1866, was historically part of the Great Western Railway, and was at the junction of the line from Birmingham to Stourbridge Junction with lines to Dudley and via Halesowen to Longbridge. The two latter lines have long since been closed. The original station buildings have also been removed.
Because it was a junction station, the platforms were staggered, with the Birmingham-bound platform offset by a short distance.
A further junction in the Stourbridge direction allowed trains to traverse the Bumble Hole Line, which ran to Dudley. That line closed in 1964.
To the east of the current station were private railway sidings serving Palmer Timber's Yard, which have long been removed.
The original timber station buildings were badly damaged by fire on 13 September 1967, and that prompted the modernisation of station, with the new building opening on 22 May 1968. The station footbridge was moved to different location from that of the original one, which was towards the Stourbridge end of the platform.
With rationalising of signalling, the signal box that served Old Hill was demolished in 1973.
Services
The typical Monday-Saturday daytime service is every 30 minutes, between Stourbridge Junction and Stratford-upon-Avon via Birmingham Snow Hill. During the daytime, services run alternately via Whitlocks End and via Dorridge; in the evenings the frequency remains unchanged but one service runs between Dorridge and Kidderminster.
On Sundays, trains are hourly.
Chiltern Railways only operate one service per weekday from this station, the 21:10 Marylebone to Stourbridge Junction, which departs from Old Hill at 23:36 on Mondays to Fridays only.