Hamstead railway station

Hamstead National Rail
Looking towards Walsall
Location
Place Hamstead
Local authority Birmingham
Coordinates 52°31′48″N 1°55′41″W / 52.530°N 1.928°W / 52.530; -1.928Coordinates: 52°31′48″N 1°55′41″W / 52.530°N 1.928°W / 52.530; -1.928
Grid reference SP049925
Operations
Station code HSD
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*
2012/13 Increase 0.241 million
2013/14 Increase 0.251 million
2014/15 Increase 0.256 million
2015/16 Increase 0.282 million
2016/17 Increase 0.299 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE Transport for West Midlands
Zone 3
History
Original company Grand Junction Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
4 July 1837 Opened as Hamstead and Great Barr
1 May 1875 Renamed Great Barr
25 March 1899 Resited
6 May 1974 Renamed Hamstead
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Hamstead from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Hamstead railway station serves the Hamstead, Great Barr and Handsworth Wood areas of Birmingham, England. It is located at the junction of Rocky Lane and Old Walsall Road, Hamstead at its border with the borough of Sandwell. It is situated on the Birmingham-Walsall Line, part of the former Grand Junction Railway, opened in 1837. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by West Midlands Trains.

"Great Barr" station bench, photographed at Hamstead in late 1970s/early 1980s

The first station was opened by the Grand Junction Railway on 4 July 1837, and was named Hamstead and Great Barr; it was renamed Great Barr on 1 May 1875. The station was resited on the opposite side of the road bridge on 25 March 1899; this station, again known as Great Barr, was renamed Hamstead on 6 May 1974.[1][2] Sidings served the adjacent Hamstead Colliery.

Facilities

The wooden ticket office is located on the Birmingham New Street-bound platform and is staffed part-time seven days per week. A self-service ticket machine is situated outside this structure for use when the office is closed and for collecting pre-paid tickets. A modern waiting shelter is located on the opposite side, with customer help points, CIS screens and automated announcements on both sides used to offer train running information. Both platforms have step-free access from the street.[3]

Services

The typical Monday-Saturday daytime service sees two trains per hour in each direction between Walsall and Birmingham New Street (and on through to Wolverhampton) that are operated by Class 323 electric trains. This service is reduced to one train per hour in the evenings and on Sundays.[4]

There are a small number of early morning and late evening trains on weekdays are operated by Class 170 diesel trains and extend past Walsall to either Hednesford or Rugeley Trent Valley. All trains serving the station are operated by West Midlands Trains. A limited service (currently one train per week on Saturdays only) between Wolverhampton and Walsall does not operate via Birmingham New Street.

In the case of engineering work on the line (which often occurs on Sundays), Hamstead is usually the last stop for trains to Birmingham from Walsall or the Chase Line. Such services deviate from normal running at Perry Barr North Junction and enter New Street through Soho, merging with the Birmingham to Wolverhampton line just south of Smethwick Rolfe Street. A replacement bus service operates on these days to Hamstead from New Street, calling Duddeston, Aston and Witton beforehand.

Nearby

Hamstead also serves:

and is close to the River Tame.

References

  1. ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 108, 113. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. ↑ Slater, J.N., ed. (July 1974). "Notes and News: Stations renamed by LMR". Railway Magazine. London: IPC Transport Press Ltd. 120 (879): 363. ISSN 0033-8923.
  3. ↑ Hamstead station facilitiesNational Rail Enquiries
  4. ↑ GB eNRT May 2017 Edition, Table 70
Preceding station   National Rail   Following station
West Midlands Railway
Chase Line
West Midlands Railway
Wolverhampton-Walsall not via Birmingham
Historical railways
Line open, station closed
London and North Western Railway
Line and station open
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