Gravelly Hill railway station serves the Gravelly Hill area of Birmingham, England. It is situated on the Redditch-Birmingham New Street-Lichfield Cross-City Line.

Gravelly Hill
Gravelly Hill station
General information
Location	Gravelly Hill, Birmingham England
Coordinates	52.515°N 1.853°W / 52.515; -1.853
Grid reference	SP100908
Managed by	West Midlands Railway
Transit authority	Transport for West Midlands
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	GVH
Fare zone	2
Classification	DfT category E
Key dates
1862	Opened
1992	Electrification
Passengers
2016/17	0.769 million
2017/18	0.812 million
2018/19	0.908 million
2019/20	0.912 million
2020/21	0.138 million
Location
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Opened in 1862, the station was built by the London and North Western (LNWR) railway company on their line between Birmingham and Sutton Coldfield.[1] The only remaining original feature is the booking office building, which is unusual in having 2 storeys, and having access to the ticket office via the upper level.[1] Other buildings and an early wooden footbridge were removed with the electrification of the Cross City line in 1992 by British Rail. The waiting areas on the platforms were replaced by modern "bus shelter" type structures on each platform. The footbridge was replaced by a modern metal structure.

Services

The station is served by West Midlands Trains.

Cross City trains are operated by Class 323 electrical multiple units. The station is served by six trains an hour in each direction on weekdays & Saturdays (half-hourly each way on Sundays), with an average journey time to Birmingham New Street of around 11 minutes.[2]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Erdington		West Midlands Railway Cross-City Line		Aston

Access for disabled passengers

There are ramps providing step-free access to both platforms and to the ticket office from the Hunton Hill entrance to the station.[3]

References

• An Historical Survey Of Selected LMS Stations Vol. One Dr R Preston and R Powell Hendry. Oxford Pub. Co. (1982, Reprinted in 2001) ISBN 0-86093-168-4

External links

• Train times and station information for Gravelly Hill railway station from National Rail
• Gravelly Hill station at warwickshirerailways.com