Butlers Lane railway station serves the northern part of the Four Oaks district of Sutton Coldfield, England. It is situated on the Cross-City Line. The station, and all trains calling there are operated by West Midlands Trains.

Butlers Lane
General information
Location	Four Oaks, Birmingham England
Grid reference	SP109994
Managed by	West Midlands Railway
Transit authority	Transport for West Midlands
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	BUL
Fare zone	5
Classification	DfT category E
History
Opened	1957
Passengers
2016/17	0.230 million
2017/18	0.232 million
2018/19	0.254 million
2019/20	0.246 million
2020/21	42,252
Location
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

The station was opened as a temporary wooden station in 1957 under British Railways, to coincide with the introduction of new diesel multiple units on the line from Birmingham to Lichfield, it was originally known as Butlers Lane Halt despite being staffed from the beginning. It became one of the stations served by the new Cross-City Line from 1978. The original wooden station was rebuilt as a permanent structure during 1991/92, to coincide with the electrification of the line by British Rail.[1]

Facilities

The station has a staffed ticket office on the southbound platform, open on a part-time basis throughout the week. A self-service ticket machine is also available for use when the office is closed and for collecting pre-paid tickets. Waiting shelters are located on both platforms and train running information is given via CIS displays, timetable posters, automated announcements and two customer help points. No step-free access is possible to either platform, as both entrances from the road above require the use of steps.[2]

Services

On Mondays to Saturdays, four trains per hour operate southbound; with two to Bromsgrove and two to Redditch via Longbridge. Northbound there are four trains per hour as well; two to Lichfield Trent Valley and two to Lichfield City. On Sundays, trains run every 30 minutes between Lichfield Trent Valley and Redditch.[3]

References

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Blake Street		West Midlands Railway Cross-City Line		Four Oaks

External links

• Train times and station information for Butlers Lane railway station from National Rail
• Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Butlers Lane station

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