Hamstead railway station serves the Hamstead, Great Barr and Handsworth Wood areas of Birmingham, England. It is located at the junction of Rocky Lane and Old Walsall Road, Hamstead, at Birmingham's border with the borough of Sandwell. It is situated on the Chase Line, part of the former Grand Junction Railway, opened in 1837. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by West Midlands Trains.
The signal box and old station building, just before the latter's 1899 closure, with the new down platform seen under the original arched road bridge (replaced in the mid-1960s, when the line was electrified).An unidentified ex-LNWR 0-8-0 'G1' passes through Great Barr station, towards Perry Barr, with a coal train, circa 1923."Great Barr" station bench, photographed at Hamstead in late 1970s/early 1980s
The station was opened by the Grand Junction Railway (GJR) on 4 July 1837, and was named Hamstead and Great Barr; it was renamed Great Barr by the London and North Western Railway (LNWR, the successor to the GJR) on 1 May 1875. The same year an LNWR Type 3, 'size C' signalbox was erected at the station. The platforms were originally on opposite sides of the road bridge, with the down (Walsall-bound) platform to the west, but that platform was resited opposite the up platform on 25 March 1899. Sidings, controlled by the signalbox, served the adjacent Hamstead Colliery, west of the station and north of the line.
The line through the station was electrified in 1966 as part of the London Midland Region's electrification programme.[1] The actual energization of the line from Coventry to Walsall through Aston took place on 15 August 1966.[2] The road bridge was replaced and the signalbox removed as part of the works (the nameplate from the signalbox is now in Chasewater Railway Museum[3]). The station was renamed Hamstead on 6 May 1974.[4][5]
The flooded station, looking towards Birmingham, on 16 February 2020
Occasionally, such as during Storm Dennis in February 2020, the nearby River Tame overflows and floods the station.
Facilitiesedit
The wooden ticket office is located on the Birmingham New Street-bound platform and is staffed part-time seven days per week. A self-service ticket machine is situated outside this structure for use when the office is closed and for collecting pre-paid tickets. A modern waiting shelter is located on the opposite side, with customer help points, CIS screens and automated announcements on both sides used to offer train running information. Both platforms have step-free access from the street.[6]
Servicesedit
The typical Monday-Saturday daytime service sees two trains per hour in each direction between Walsall and Birmingham New Street (and through towards Wolverhampton).[7] Services are reduced to one train per in the evenings and on Sundays.[8]
In the case of engineering work on the line (which often occurs on Sundays), Hamstead is usually the last stop for trains to Birmingham from Walsall or the Chase Line. Such services deviate from normal running at Perry Barr North Junction and enter New Street through Soho, merging with the Birmingham to Wolverhampton line just south of Smethwick Rolfe Street. A replacement bus service operates on these days to Hamstead from New Street, calling Duddeston, Aston and Witton beforehand.
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Hamstead railway station serves the Hamstead Great Barr and Handsworth Wood areas of Birmingham England It is located at the junction of Rocky Lane and Old Walsall Road Hamstead at Birmingham s border with the borough of Sandwell It is situated on the Chase Line part of the former Grand Junction Railway opened in 1837 The station and all trains serving it are operated by West Midlands Trains HamsteadLooking towards Walsall in 2008General informationLocationHamstead BirminghamEnglandCoordinates52 31 48 N 1 55 41 W 52 530 N 1 928 W 52 530 1 928Grid referenceSP049925Managed byWest Midlands TrainsTransit authorityTransport for West MidlandsPlatforms2Other informationStation codeHSDFare zone3ClassificationDfT category EHistoryOriginal companyGrand Junction RailwayPre groupingLondon and North Western RailwayPost groupingLondon Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates4 July 1837Opened as Hamstead and Great Barr1 May 1875Renamed Great Barr25 March 1899Resited6 May 1974Renamed HamsteadPassengers2018 190 332 million2019 200 313 million2020 2152 9902021 220 150 million2022 230 178 millionLocationNotesPassenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road A bridge carrying Old Walsall Road over the railway serves as the only means for passengers to cross from one platform to the other Contents 1 History 2 Facilities 3 Services 4 Nearby 5 References 6 External linksHistory edit nbsp The signal box and old station building just before the latter s 1899 closure with the new down platform seen under the original arched road bridge replaced in the mid 1960s when the line was electrified nbsp An unidentified ex LNWR 0 8 0 G1 passes through Great Barr station towards Perry Barr with a coal train circa 1923 nbsp Great Barr station bench photographed at Hamstead in late 1970s early 1980s The station was opened by the Grand Junction Railway GJR on 4 July 1837 and was named Hamstead and Great Barr it was renamed Great Barr by the London and North Western Railway LNWR the successor to the GJR on 1 May 1875 The same year an LNWR Type 3 size C signalbox was erected at the station The platforms were originally on opposite sides of the road bridge with the down Walsall bound platform to the west but that platform was resited opposite the up platform on 25 March 1899 Sidings controlled by the signalbox served the adjacent Hamstead Colliery west of the station and north of the line The line through the station was electrified in 1966 as part of the London Midland Region s electrification programme 1 The actual energization of the line from Coventry to Walsall through Aston took place on 15 August 1966 2 The road bridge was replaced and the signalbox removed as part of the works the nameplate from the signalbox is now in Chasewater Railway Museum 3 The station was renamed Hamstead on 6 May 1974 4 5 nbsp The flooded station looking towards Birmingham on 16 February 2020 Occasionally such as during Storm Dennis in February 2020 the nearby River Tame overflows and floods the station Facilities editThe wooden ticket office is located on the Birmingham New Street bound platform and is staffed part time seven days per week A self service ticket machine is situated outside this structure for use when the office is closed and for collecting pre paid tickets A modern waiting shelter is located on the opposite side with customer help points CIS screens and automated announcements on both sides used to offer train running information Both platforms have step free access from the street 6 Services editThe typical Monday Saturday daytime service sees two trains per hour in each direction between Walsall and Birmingham New Street and through towards Wolverhampton 7 Services are reduced to one train per in the evenings and on Sundays 8 All trains serving the station are operated by West Midlands Trains In the case of engineering work on the line which often occurs on Sundays Hamstead is usually the last stop for trains to Birmingham from Walsall or the Chase Line Such services deviate from normal running at Perry Barr North Junction and enter New Street through Soho merging with the Birmingham to Wolverhampton line just south of Smethwick Rolfe Street A replacement bus service operates on these days to Hamstead from New Street calling Duddeston Aston and Witton beforehand Nearby editHamstead also serves Perry Hall Park west end Sandwell Valley RSPB Sandwell ValleyReferences edit Nock O S 1966 Britain s New Railway London Ian Allan pp 147 159 Gillham J C 1988 The Age of the Electric Train Electric trains in Britain since 1883 Shepperton Ian Allan p 169 Signage Chasewater Railway Museum Retrieved 5 April 2020 Butt R V J 1995 The Directory of Railway Stations Yeovil Patrick Stephens Ltd pp 108 113 ISBN 1 85260 508 1 R508 Slater J N ed July 1974 Notes and News Stations renamed by LMR Railway Magazine 120 879 London IPC Transport Press Ltd 363 ISSN 0033 8923 Hamstead Birmingham HSD National Rail Enquiries Timetable Chase Line PDF West Midlands Railway GB eNRT May 2017 Edition Table 70External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hamstead railway station Train times and station information for Hamstead railway station from National Rail Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands Hamstead railway station Railways of Warwickshire entry Preceding station nbsp National Rail Following station Tame Bridge ParkwayWest Midlands RailwayChase LinePerry Barr Historical railways Newton RoadLine open station closedLondon and North Western RailwayChase LinePerry BarrLine and station open Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hamstead railway station amp oldid 1211699004, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
