Dorridge railway station
Encyclopedia
Dorridge railway station serves the village of Dorridge
in the West Midlands
of England
. The station is served by Chiltern Railways
, who manage the station, and also by London Midland
.
in 1852, on their line from Birmingham
to Oxford
. In the past, the station was known as Knowle and Dorridge, as it also serves the nearby village of Knowle.
The station was renamed from Knowle to Dorridge on 6 May 1974.
, Kidderminster
or beyond, via Birmingham Snow Hill
. It is also a stop on the Chiltern Railways route from London Marylebone to Birmingham Snow Hill or Kidderminster. Platforms 1&2 are used for the Chiltern Railways services, while platform 3 is where the London Midland services to/from terminate.
. The three fatalaties occurred when a signalman's error in Knowle and Dorridge signal box
allowed an express train to collide at 20 mph with a freight train in the station, killing the express train crew.
Dorridge
Dorridge is a village in the West Midlands borough of Solihull, England, with a population of 7800.-Location:Dorridge is to the East of the M40 and the South of the M42 which, along with a small but important green belt area, separates Dorridge and its neighbours of Knowle and Bentley Heath from...
in 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...
of 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...
. The station is served by Chiltern Railways
Chiltern Railways
Chiltern Railways is a British train operating company. It was set up at the privatisation of British Rail in 1996, and operates local passenger trains from Marylebone station in London to Aylesbury and main-line trains on the Chiltern Main Line to Birmingham Snow Hill with its associated branches...
, who manage the station, and also 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....
.
History
The station was built by the Great Western RailwayGreat Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
in 1852, on 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 Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
. In the past, the station was known as Knowle and Dorridge, as it also serves the nearby village of Knowle.
The station was renamed from Knowle to Dorridge on 6 May 1974.
Services
Dorridge is the terminus of many London Midland services from Stourbridge JunctionStourbridge Junction railway station
Stourbridge Junction railway station is a railway station on the Birmingham, Worcester and Kidderminster Line in West Midlands, England. Stourbridge Town Branch Line runs from the station to Stourbridge town centre...
, Kidderminster
Kidderminster railway station
Kidderminster railway station is the main station serving the large town of Kidderminster, Worcestershire. The station is operated by London Midland.-Facilities:...
or beyond, via Birmingham Snow Hill
Birmingham Snow Hill station
Birmingham Snow Hill is a railway station and tram stop in the centre of Birmingham, England, on the site of an earlier, much larger station built by the former Great Western Railway . It is the second most important railway station in the city, after Birmingham New Street station...
. It is also a stop on the Chiltern Railways route from London Marylebone to Birmingham Snow Hill or Kidderminster. Platforms 1&2 are used for the Chiltern Railways services, while platform 3 is where the London Midland services to/from terminate.
1963 crash
On 15 August 1963 three train crew died in the Knowle and Dorridge rail crashKnowle and Dorridge rail crash
The Knowle and Dorridge rail crash was a fatal rail crash that occurred at Dorridge railway station in the West Midlands, England, on 15 August 1963...
. The three fatalaties occurred when a signalman's error in Knowle and Dorridge signal box
Signal box
On a rail transport system, signalling control is the process by which control is exercised over train movements by way of railway signals and block systems to ensure that trains operate safely, over the correct route and to the proper timetable...
allowed an express train to collide at 20 mph with a freight train in the station, killing the express train crew.
External links
- Knowle & Dorridge station at warwickshirerailways.com
- Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Dorridge station