Northfield railway station

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Services

All rail services at the station are provided by West Midlands Trains, on the Cross-City Line.

All the services at this station are operated by Class 323 electric trains.

Service Frequency:

4 trains per hour in each direction (Mon-Sat daytimes).

3 trains per hour in each direction (on Sundays)

Northbound services terminate at either Four Oaks, Lichfield Trent Valley or (on Sunday services from Bromsgrove) Birmingham New Street.

Southbound services terminate at either Bromsgrove or Redditch. [10] [11]

Northfield
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General information
Location Northfield, Birmingham
England
Coordinates 52°24′29″N1°57′50″W / 52.408°N 1.964°W / 52.408; -1.964
Grid reference SP024789
Managed by West Midlands Railway
Transit authority Transport for West Midlands
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeNFD
Fare zone4
Classification DfT category E
History
Opened1870
Key dates
1978Rebuilt
Passengers
2018/19Increase2.svg 0.989 million
Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
West Midlands Railway
Cross-City Line

Connections

National Express West Midlands route 46 (Northfield - Queen Elizabeth Hospital via Kings Norton) stops on nearby Church Hill.

Kev’s Cars and Coaches routes 19 (Maypole - Rubery) and 42 (Northfield - Queen Elizabeth Hospital via Rubery) stops directly outside the station building.

Facilities

The station has a ticket office and Automated Ticket Machines. The station is also equipped with Real-Time Information boards and recorded announcements.

The station has a small car park, provided free by Transport for West Midlands.

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