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Lye railway station serves the Lye area of Stourbridge, in the West Midlands of England. The station is managed by West Midlands Trains, who provide the majority of train services; Chiltern Railways also operate a small number of trains. It is situated on the Birmingham-Stourbridge line.
Lye  | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Lye, Dudley England |
| Grid reference | SO922846 |
| Managed by | West Midlands Trains |
| Transit authority | Transport for West Midlands |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | LYE |
| Fare zone | 5 |
| Classification | DfT category E |
| History | |
| Opened | 1863 |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 |  104,232 |
| 2019/20 |  102,500 |
| 2020/21 | 19,838 |
| 2021/22 | 49,792 |
| 2022/23 | 62,188 |
| Location | |
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| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
History edit
Lye station was opened in 1863 by the Stourbridge Railway, on their line from Stourbridge Junction to Old Hill. This was later taken over by the Great Western Railway, who incorporated it into their line to Birmingham.
Lye railway station has the joint-shortest name (Lye) in the United Kingdom.
The ticket office is no longer open, however there are ticket machines on the station platform.[1]
Services edit
The typical Monday-Saturday daytime service is a West Midlands Railway train every 30 minutes. Services run between Worcester Foregate Street or Worcester Shrub Hill via Stourbridge Junction and Birmingham Snow Hill with 1 train per hour extending to Stratford-upon-Avon. Trains run via or terminate at Dorridge, some services run to Leamington Spa or Whitlocks End in the weekday evenings. On Sundays, trains are hourly.[2][3]
There are additional services at peak times, including one Chiltern Railways service to Stourbridge Junction at weekday nighttime only, from London Marylebone. There is no return service from Lye.[4]
References edit
- ^ "National Rail Enquiries - Station facilities for Lye (West Midlands)". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ "Train timetables and schedules | Lye". West Midlands Railway.
- ^ "Train times | Snow Hill Lines - Worcester to Birmingham Snow Hill, Solihull and Stratford upon Avon | 21 May until 9 December 2023". West Midlands Railway.
- ^ "Timetable | from 22 May 2023 until 8 December 2023: London to High Wycombe, Bicester, Oxford, Banbury, Leamington Spa, Stratford-upon-Avon and Birmingham". Chiltern Railways.
Further reading edit
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Worcester to Birmingham. Middleton Press. figs. 67-70. ISBN 9781904474975. OCLC 263292710.
External links edit
- Train times and station information for Lye railway station from National Rail
- Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Lye station
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cradley Heath | West Midlands Railway Leamington-Worcester |
Stourbridge Junction | ||
| Cradley Heath | Chiltern Railways London-Stourbridge Junction Limited service |
Stourbridge Junction | ||
52°27′36″N 2°06′56″W / 52.46000°N 2.11556°W
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