Bournville railway station

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The Cadbury chocolate factory is still adjacent to the station, reflected in the fact that Bournville station is partly painted in Cadbury purple, and station signs include the famous Cadbury logo, a reflection of the station providing ideal access for Cadbury World.

The station currently only serves trains of the Cross City Line, all services currently being operated by Class 730 electrical multiple units. Services are all operated by West Midlands Trains on behalf of Transport for West Midlands.

Bournville Station is equipped with real-time information departure boards which were installed in 2006 by Central Trains.

In 2010, the station featured in episode 18 of Michael Portillo's television series Great British Railway Journeys .

In 2011, the station featured in episode 2 of Julia Bradbury's television series Canal Walks with Julia Bradbury.

Disabled access

Both platforms have step-free access (by means of a ramp) from the Mary Vale Road entrance. The main station entrance, via the ticket office on Bournville Lane, only provides access to the platforms via steep steps. There is a ticket machine on platform 1 (for trains towards Birmingham New Street) for the benefit of passengers who enter the station via the step-free entrance.

Services

The station is served by West Midlands Trains with local Transport for West Midlands branded "Cross-City" services, operated using Class 323 Electric multiple units (EMUs) [10] until September 2024 and currently by Class 730 EMUs. [11]

The off-peak service pattern is as follows:

Mondays to Saturdays:

Sundays:

Services on Sundays call at all stations between Lichfield T.V. and Redditch and all stations between Bromsgrove and Birmingham New Street. [12] [13]

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Bournville station looking north, alongside the Worcester and Birmingham Canal.
General information
Location Bournville, Birmingham
England
Coordinates 52°25′37″N1°55′34″W / 52.427°N 1.926°W / 52.427; -1.926
Grid reference SP050810
Managed by West Midlands Railway
Transit authority Transport for West Midlands
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeBRV
Fare zone3
Classification DfT category D
Key dates
3 April 1876Opened as Stirchley Street
1880Renamed Stirchley Street and Bournville
1885Line doubled
1904Renamed Bournville
1978Rebuilt
Passengers
2019/20Decrease2.svg 1.319 million
Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
Selly Oak   West Midlands Railway
Lichfield – Four Oaks – Birmingham – Bromsgrove/Redditch
Cross-City Line 		  Kings Norton

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  10. ↑ "Class 323 fleet". West Midlands Railway.
  11. ↑ "Class 730 fleet". West Midlands Railway.
  12. ↑ "Train Timetables and Schedules | Bournville". West Midlands Railway.
  13. ↑ "The Cross City Line: Lichfield Trent Valley – Four Oaks – Sutton Coldfield – Birmingham – University – Bromsgrove / Redditch | Timetable from Sunday 15 December 2024 until 17 May 2025". West Midlands Railway.
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