Dorridge railway station

Dorridge railway station serves the village of Dorridge in the West Midlands of England. The station is served by Chiltern Railways, who manage the station, and also by West Midlands Trains. It is situated 10 1⁄2 miles (16.9 km) south of Birmingham Snow Hill.

Dorridge
Location
PlaceDorridge
Local authorityMetropolitan Borough of Solihull
Grid referenceSP169748
Operations
Station codeDDG
Managed byChiltern Railways
Number of platforms3
DfT categoryE
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 0.655 million
2015/16 0.700 million
2016/17 0.713 million
2017/18 0.719 million
2018/19 0.803 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTETransport for West Midlands
Zone5
History
Key datesOpened 1852 (1852)
National Rail – UK railway stations
  • Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Dorridge from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

History

The station was built by the Great Western Railway in 1852, on their line from Birmingham to Oxford. In the past, the station was known as Knowle and Dorridge, as it also serves the nearby village of Knowle. Prior to electrification of the former LMS line from London Euston to Birmingham New Street the former GWR London Paddington - Birkenhead Woodside trains passed through the station but did not stop.

The station was renamed from Knowle to Dorridge on 6 May 1974.[1]

Facilities

The station is staffed throughout the hours of service all week (Monday - Friday 05:35 - 00:05, Saturday 06:20 - 00:05, Sunday 09:20 - 23:50). There is also a self-service ticket machine installed outside the main building on platform 1 for use outside these times or for collecting advance purchase tickets. Other amenities available include a coffee shop, toilets and bicycle rack on platform 1 and a waiting room on platforms 2 and 3. Train running information is provided via automated announcements, timetable posters and CIS screens. All three platforms have step-free access (platforms 2 & 3 via lifts built into the footbridge).[2]

Services and Platforms

Services

Dorridge station is served by trains operated by Chiltern Railways and West Midlands Railway. The current off peak service in trains per hour is:

Chiltern Railways


West Midlands Railway

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Chiltern Railways
Chiltern Main Line
Stopping Services
Chiltern Railways
Chiltern Main Line
Fast Services
West Midlands Railway
Snow Hill Lines

Platforms

The station has 3 platforms. Platform 1 serves southbound Chiltern Railways and West Midlands Railway services to Leamington Spa, London Marylebone and Stratford-upon-Avon. Platform 2 serves northbound trains towards Birmingham, Stourbridge Junction and Kidderminster and platform 3 is used by terminating West Midlands Railway services.

1963 crash

On 15 August 1963 three train crew died in the Knowle and Dorridge rail crash. The three fatalities occurred when a signalman's error in Knowle and Dorridge signal box allowed an express train to collide at 20 miles per hour (32 km/h) with a freight train in the station, killing the express train crew.

References
  1. 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.
  2. Dorridge station facilities National Rail Enquiries
A northward view of Dorridge railway station in 2010.


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