Smethwick Rolfe Street railway station
Smethwick Rolfe Street  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Smethwick |
| Local authority | Sandwell |
| Coordinates | 52°29′46″N 1°58′16″W / 52.496°N 1.971°WCoordinates: 52°29′46″N 1°58′16″W / 52.496°N 1.971°W |
| Grid reference | SP021887 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SMR |
| Managed by | London Midland |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | E |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2010/11 |
 0.186 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.369 million |
| 2012/13 |
 0.361 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.403 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.407 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Transport for West Midlands |
| Zone | 2 |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1852 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Smethwick Rolfe Street from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Smethwick Rolfe Street is one of two railway stations serving the town of Smethwick, West Midlands, England. It is situated on the Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line 3¼ miles (5 km) north west of Birmingham New Street. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by London Midland. The other station serving Smethwick is Smethwick Galton Bridge, which is the next stop up the line.
History
The station was opened in 1852 by the London and North Western Railway as part of the Stour Valley Line from Birmingham to Wolverhampton.
Services
The station is served by two trains per hour in each direction Mondays to Saturdays, by the local service between Wolverhampton, Birmingham New Street and Walsall via Aston.[1] On Sundays, the service runs hourly between New Street and Wolverhampton only.
These are usually operated by Class 323 EMUs, but occasionally Class 350s operate this service.
Arriva Trains Wales and Virgin Trains run through the station but do not stop. Arriva Trains Wales call at the nearby station of Smethwick Galton Bridge en route to Holyhead or Aberystwyth.[2]
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham New Street | London Midland Walsall/Birmingham - Wolverhampton |
Smethwick Galton Bridge | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Soho Line open, station closed |
London and North Western Railway & Great Western Railway | Smethwick West Line open, station closed | ||
References
- ↑ GB eNRT May 2016 Edition, Table 68 (Network Rail)
- ↑ Arriva Trains Wales Timetable 1: Swansea to Shrewsbury, Cambrian Coast and Chester to Birmingham
External links
- Train times and station information for Smethwick Rolfe Street railway station from National Rail
- Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Smethwick Rolfe Street station