Lye railway station
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.
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| Location | |
| Place | Lye |
| Local authority | Dudley |
| Grid reference | SO922846 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | LYE |
| Managed by | West Midlands Trains |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | E |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
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| 2018/19 | |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Transport for West Midlands |
| Zone | 5 |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1863 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Lye from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
History
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
The typical Monday-Saturday daytime service is a train every 30 minutes between Stourbridge Junction, Birmingham Snow Hill and Stratford-upon-Avon. Trains run alternately via Whitlocks End and via Dorridge, though the latter service is curtailed at Dorridge in the evenings. On Sundays, trains are hourly.[2]
There are additional services at peak times, including occasional Chiltern Railways services to London Marylebone.
References
- "National Rail Enquiries - Station facilities for Lye (West Midlands)". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- Table 71 National Rail timetable, May 2016
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Worcester to Birmingham. Middleton Press. figs. 67-70. ISBN 9781904474975. OCLC 263292710.
External links
- Train times and station information for Lye railway station from National Rail
- Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Lye station
| Preceding station | |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cradley Heath | West Midlands Railway Leamington-Worcester |
Stourbridge Junction | ||
| Cradley Heath | Chiltern Railways London-Kidderminster |
Stourbridge Junction | ||