Butlers Lane railway station
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Parameter validation".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "check for deprecated parameters". Butlers Lane railway station serves the northern part of the Four Oaks district of Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England. It is sited on the Cross-City Line between Template:Rws/Template:Rws and Template:Rws, via Template:Rws. The station, and all trains calling there, are operated by West Midlands Trains.
History
The station was opened as a temporary wooden station in 1957 by British Railways, to coincide with the introduction of new diesel multiple units on the line from Birmingham New Street to Lichfield. It was known originally 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
The station is served by West Midlands Trains, with local Transport for West Midlands-branded Cross-City services operated by Template:Brc electric multiple units.[3]
The off-peak service pattern is as follows:[4]
Mondays to Saturdays:
- 2tph (trains per hour) northbound to Template:Rws, via Template:Rws, departing from platform 2.
- 2tph southbound to Template:Rws, via Template:Rws, Template:Rws and Template:Rws, departing from platform 1.
Sundays:
- 2tph northbound to Lichfield Trent Valley.
- 2tph southbound to Template:Rws.
Services on Sundays call at all stations between Lichfield T.V. and Redditch.
The average journey time to Birmingham New Street is around 26 minutes.[5][6]
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