Blake Street railway station
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Blake Street railway station serves the Hill Hook
area of Sutton Coldfield
, England
. It is situated on the Cross-City Line, located on the county boundary between the West Midlands
and Staffordshire
. The station is managed by London Midland
, who operate all trains serving it.
extended their line from Birmingham
to Sutton Coldfield northward to Lichfield
. More recently, Blake Street has become one of the stations on the Cross-City Line.
and Lichfield via Birmingham New Street, with some trains running south of Longbridge to Redditch
. On Sundays, trains run every 30 minutes between Lichfield and Redditch.
A few trains a day start and terminate at Blake Street.
The typical journey time to Birmingham New Street is 29 minutes.
Hill Hook
Hill Hook is an area of Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England.The area includes Hill Hook Local Nature Reserve, declared in 2003 with an area of 5.65 hectares, which is on the site of a watermill built in the 17th century. An earlier dam showed the extent of the original mill pool, which was...
area of Sutton Coldfield
Sutton Coldfield
Sutton Coldfield is a suburb of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. Sutton is located about from central Birmingham but has borders with Erdington and Kingstanding. Sutton is in the northeast of Birmingham, with a population of 105,000 recorded in the 2001 census...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is situated on the Cross-City Line, located on the county boundary between the West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
and Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
. The station is managed by London Midland
London Midland
London Midland is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. Legally named London and Birmingham Railway Ltd, it is a subsidiary of Govia, and has operated the West Midlands franchise since 11 November 2007....
, who operate all trains serving it.
History
The station opened in 1884, when the London and North Western RailwayLondon and North Western Railway
The London and North Western Railway was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. It was created by the merger of three companies – the Grand Junction Railway, the London and Birmingham Railway and the Manchester and Birmingham Railway...
extended their line from Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
to Sutton Coldfield northward to Lichfield
Lichfield
Lichfield is a cathedral city, civil parish and district in Staffordshire, England. One of eight civil parishes with city status in England, Lichfield is situated roughly north of Birmingham...
. More recently, Blake Street has become one of the stations on the Cross-City Line.
Services
Trains operate every 10–20 minutes (Monday–Saturday) between LongbridgeLongbridge railway station
Longbridge railway station serves the Longbridge area in the south-west of Birmingham, England. It is on the Cross City Line. The station and all trains calling there are operated by London Midland.-History:...
and Lichfield via Birmingham New Street, with some trains running south of Longbridge to Redditch
Redditch railway station
Redditch railway station serves the town of Redditch, Worcestershire, England. It is the southern terminus of the Cross-City Line 23 km south of Birmingham New Street...
. On Sundays, trains run every 30 minutes between Lichfield and Redditch.
A few trains a day start and terminate at Blake Street.
The typical journey time to Birmingham New Street is 29 minutes.