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Perry Barr  | |||||
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 The redeveloped station building in 2022 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Perry Barr,Birmingham England | ||||
| Coordinates | 52°30′58″N1°54′07″W / 52.516°N 1.902°W /52.516; -1.902 | ||||
| Grid reference | SP066909 | ||||
| Managed by | West Midlands Railway | ||||
| Transit authority | Transport for West Midlands | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | PRY | ||||
| Fare zone | 2 | ||||
| Classification | DfT category E | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 4 July 1837 | Opened byGrand Junction Railway | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  0.648 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 46,830 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 30,362 | ||||
| 2022/23 |  0.139 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.176 million | ||||
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Perry Barr Railway Station is arailway station inPerry Barr,Birmingham, England, and is one of the oldest continuously operated railway station sites in the world, having first opened in 1837. The station has been rebuilt several times, including electrification of the line in the 1960s, and most recently in 2021-2022.
The original station was built by theGrand Junction Railway in 1837, and so the station is the oldest one on its original site in the city, and one of the oldest continuously operated station sites in the world.[1] At that time Perry Barr was anurban district inStaffordshire, being absorbed into Birmingham in 1911.
The Grand Junction became part of theLondon and North Western Railway (LNWR) in 1846, thence theLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) in 1923, and each owned the station in turn. Together with the rest of Britain's railways it was nationalised in 1948.
The station was rebuilt when the line waselectrified in 1966 as part of the London Midland Region's electrification programme.[2] The actual energization of the line from Coventry to Walsall through Aston took place on 15 August 1966.[3] This version of the station included a number of retail units.
In 2019, theWest Midlands Rail Executive andTransport for West Midlands put forward proposals to redevelop Perry Barr station, along with a new bus interchange, in time for the Birmingham2022 Commonwealth Games.[4] Proposed designs were revealed in September 2020.[5] Further revisions were proposed in December.[6] The designs were approved and the station was closed on 10 May 2021 for redevelopment, with the station reopened on 29 May 2022.[7][8][9] The new building has a bronze-colouredfrieze depicting athletes.[10] Retail units were not included.
The pedestrian entrance is on theA34 Walsall Road. The station has twoside platforms, one each side of the two operating lines, with no points or sidings. The ticket office is on abridge over the tracks, which are below street level. Both platforms have step-free access, lifts replacing the former ramps. It is staffed on a part-time basis throughout the week, and has a self-service ticket andPermit to Travel machine for use when the ticket office is closed. Waiting shelters and bench seating are provided at platform level, along with customer help points. Service information is given on information displays and by automated announcements.[11]
As well as local residents, shops and businesses, it serves:
The typical daytime service on weekdays and Saturdays has two trains per hour in each direction betweenWalsall andBirmingham New Street (and onwards toWolverhampton via theStour Valley Line) that are operated byClass 730EMUs. Services are reduced to hourly on Sundays. There are a small number of services that extend pastWalsall toRugeley Trent Valley. On Mondays to Saturdays one early morning train starts from Rugeley Trent Valley.[12][13][14]
The line also sees occasional use for diverted passenger trains between Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton (and destinations further north), usually when the Stour Valley Line is closed for engineering work.
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| West Midlands Railway | ||||
| West Midlands Railway | ||||
| Historical railways | ||||
Line and station open | London and North Western Railway | Line open, station closed | ||
