General information | |||||
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Location | Duddeston, Birmingham England | ||||
Coordinates | 52°29′17″N1°52′16″W / 52.488°N 1.871°W | ||||
Grid reference | SP088878 | ||||
Managed by | West Midlands Railway | ||||
Transit authority | Transport for West Midlands | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | DUD | ||||
Fare zone | 2 | ||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1837 | Opened as Vauxhall station | ||||
1869 | Rebuilt and reopened | ||||
1889 | renamed Vauxhall and Duddeston | ||||
6 May 1974 | renamed Duddeston | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 0.343 million | ||||
2019/20 | 0.408 million | ||||
2020/21 | 0.116 million | ||||
2021/22 | 0.242 million | ||||
2022/23 | 0.385 million | ||||
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Duddeston railway station serves the Duddeston area of Birmingham,England. It is sited on the Cross-City Line between Bromsgrove/Redditch and Four Oaks/Lichfield and the Chase Line between Birmingham and Walsall. Both lines run towards Birmingham New Street in the southbound direction.
Duddeston opened in 1837 as Vauxhall,the temporary Birmingham terminus of the Grand Junction Railway from Warrington. [1] : 12 When the permanent terminus at Curzon Street opened in 1839,Vauxhall became a goods-only station. An extract from an 1859 railway inspector's report into a minor collision reveals something of how the station was operated: [2]
There are sidings on both sides of the main line, and the station being on a curve, and the view interrupted by buildings, it is necessary to have a series of signalmen at short intervals for the protection of the switches and crossings connected with the main line
One of these signalmen (for the protection of the down line), when he had any shunting to do, had to warn a signalman on his right by turning on a disc signal; and he had also to work the arm of a semaphore signal on the Birmingham side of the station to stop all down trains on the main line.
The station was rebuilt and re-opened to passengers in 1869 under the LNWR and was renamed Vauxhall and Duddeston in 1889.
In 1941 it was hit by a bomb during a night raid and was destroyed. It was rebuilt in a temporary fashion, and in the mid-1950s it caught fire and was subsequently rebuilt.
The line through the station, to Walsall via Perry Barr, was electrified in 1966 as part of the London Midland Region's electrification programme. [3] The actual energization of the line from Coventry to Walsall through Perry Barr took place on 15 August 1966. [4]
The station was renamed Duddeston on 6 May 1974. [5]
The entrance and ticket hall are over the tracks, on the Duddeston Mill Road bridge. The former Midland Railway line to Derby is nearby.
Adjacent are railway sheds that were once used for industrial purposes. They are now disused and the entrance has been blocked to prevent trespassing. A shed on the opposite side of the station to the remaining sheds has been demolished and its site is wasteland. The station has two island platforms serving four tracks, but only one island platform and two tracks remain in use; the others have fallen into disrepair.
The remaining platform features artwork on black metal backgrounds.
The station has a ticket office located on the concourse, though it is open from 08:00 to 10:00 on Mondays to Fridays only. [6] There is also a ticket machine on the concourse. [7]
In 2011, London Midland proposed the closure of the ticket office. [8] The request was denied. [9]
Duddeston is served by West Midlands Trains with services on both the Cross-City Line [10] and the Chase Line [11] [12] Cross-City services are operated using Class 323 [13] and Class 730 Electric multiple units (EMUs) while Chase Line services are operated using Class 350 and Class 730 EMUs. [14]
The typical service pattern is as follows:
A limited number of trains continue past Walsall to Rugeley Trent Valley, usually 2 trains per day on weekdays.
The average journey time to Birmingham New Street is around 5 minutes. [15]
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Aston | West Midlands Railway Lichfield – Four Oaks – Birmingham – Bromsgrove/Redditch Cross-City Line | Birmingham New Street | ||
West Midlands Railway Rugeley – Walsall – Birmingham – Wolverhampton Chase Line |
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