Langley Green  | |||||
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 Langley Green railway station in 2010 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Langley Green,Sandwell England | ||||
| Grid reference | SO997883 | ||||
| Managed by | West Midlands Trains | ||||
| Transit authority | Transport for West Midlands | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | LGG | ||||
| Fare zone | 3 | ||||
| Classification | DfT category E | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 May 1885 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  52,674 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.108 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.121 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.151 million | ||||
| 2024/25 | 0.161 million | ||||
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Langley Green railway station serves theLangley Green area of the town ofOldbury inSandwell, in theWest Midlands,England. It is located on theBirmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster Line. The station is managed byWest Midlands Trains, who provide the majority of train services; there are also occasional services provided byChiltern Railways.
The station was opened on 1 May 1885 by theGreat Western Railway on their line fromBirmingham Snow Hill toStourbridge Junction.[1][2] There was also a Great Western Railway branch from here toOldbury, a larger town to the north. The Oldbury branch closed to passengers on 3 March 1915;[2] and until recently a short stub of the disused line remained in situ. Its platforms can still be seen at Langley Green station.
The line fromSmethwick West through to Snow Hill closed in 1972. In the run up to the closure the sparse service to Snow Hill terminated at Langley Green, with Kidderminster services diverted intoBirmingham New Street. This continued until 1995 when the line through Snow Hill toBirmingham Moor Street was restored. Some Hereford and Worcester to New Street trains continued to run via the Smethwick Jcn - Galton Junction curve until May 2004, but the route today is only used for diversions if the normal route to Snow Hill is closed for engineering work.
The typical Monday-Saturday daytime service is every 30 minutes, between Stourbridge Junction andBirmingham Snow Hill, with alternate trains continuing beyond Birmingham toDorridge orWhitlocks End. Most daytime trains on both routes trains continue through toStratford-upon-Avon.[3] Most local services are run byClass 172 Diesel Multiple Unit, with the oneChiltern Railways service per day that is run by a Class 168DMU only.
There are additional services at peak times, though Chiltern Railways services toLondon Marylebone no longer call. There is oneChiltern Railways service that calls at this station on weekdays only. This is the 21:02 from London Marylebone which departs this station at 23:30 forStourbridge Junction.
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smethwick Galton Bridge | West Midlands Railway Stratford-Birmingham-Kidderminster-Worcester | Rowley Regis | ||
| Smethwick Galton Bridge | Chiltern Railways London-Stourbridge Mondays to Fridays only | Rowley Regis | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Rood End Station Closed, Line Open | Great Western Railway LaterBritish Rail | Rowley Regis | ||
| Oldbury Station and Line closed | Great Western Railway LaterBritish Rail Oldbury Railway | Terminus | ||
| Smethwick Rolfe Street | Central Trains Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster Line | Rowley Regis | ||
