Northfield railway station


Northfield railway station serves the Northfield area of Birmingham, England. It is situated on the Cross-City Line, and is managed by West Midlands Trains, who also operate all of the rail services that serve it.

History

The station was opened on 1 September 1870 by the Midland Railway. In 1892, the line through Northfield was quadrupled.
In 1913 it was the subject of an arson attack by suffragettes. The fire was extinguished before serious damage was done.
The station was placed under threat of closure in 1963, when the suburban service to Redditch was listed for withdrawal in the Beeching Report and its frequency cut significantly. Following widespread public opposition and a campaign by local MPs, the route was subsequently reprieved in 1965 but for the next thirteen years it only received a limited service.
In May 1978, the West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive launched the new Cross City line suburban service, which linked the existing New Street to Lichfield route to a revamped service along the former Midland main line through Kings Norton to a newly re-sited terminus at. One completely new station was opened at, two others reopened and the remainder rebuilt and upgraded. Northfield received new slow line platforms as part of the £7.4 million upgrade package. and other improvements to the designs of the architect John Broome Since then, the station has received a regular interval service from Birmingham and a variety of other improvements.
In 2013, lifts were built on both sides of the subway to allow disabled access to both platforms.
It currently has two operational platforms, numbered '1' and '4', with a disused island platform in the centre of the four-track lines.

Services

The station is served by West Midlands Trains with local Transport for West Midlands branded "Cross-City" services, operated using Electric multiple units until September 2024 and currently by EMUs.
The off-peak service pattern is as follows:
Mondays to Saturdays:
  • 4tph northbound to via, and, departing from Platform 1.
  • *Of which:
  • **2tph continue to via, calling at all stations except.
  • 4tph southbound to, departing from Platform 4.
  • *Of which:
  • **2tph continue to via, calling at all stations.
  • **2tph continue to, 1tph does not call at.
Sundays:
Services on Sundays call at all stations between Lichfield T.V. and Redditch and all stations between Bromsgrove and Birmingham New Street.

Connections

National Express West Midlands route 48 stops on nearby Church Hill.
Kev’s Cars and Coaches route 19 stops directly outside the station building.

Facilities

The station has a ticket office and Automated Ticket Machines. The station is also equipped with Real-Time Information boards and recorded announcements.
The station has a small car park, provided free by Transport for West Midlands.