Stechford railway station
Railway station in Birmingham, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Stechford railway station serves the Stechford area of Birmingham, England on Victoria Road, just off Station Road, which is part of the A4040 Birmingham outer ring road. The station and all trains serving it are operated by West Midlands Trains. It lies at the junction between the Birmingham to Coventry line and the predominantly freight-only Stechford-Aston spur.
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Location | Stechford, Birmingham England | ||||
Coordinates | 52.484°N 1.811°W / 52.484; -1.811 | ||||
Grid reference | SP128874 | ||||
Managed by | West Midlands Railway | ||||
Transit authority | Transport for West Midlands | ||||
Platforms | 3 | ||||
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Station code | SCF | ||||
Fare zone | 3 | ||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||
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Opened | 1844 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 0.571 million | ||||
2019/20 | 0.541 million | ||||
2020/21 | 96,038 | ||||
2021/22 | 0.234 million | ||||
2022/23 | 0.314 million | ||||
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The station was much more important at the end of the 19th century, retaining a working freight yard until as late as the 1980s. The yard tracks have since been lifted. The 19th-century bridge over the railway underwent renovation from August to September 2006.