Lye railway station serves the

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area of Stourbridge, in the

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. The station is managed by West Midlands Trains, who provide the majority of train services;

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also operate a small number of trains. It is situated on the Birmingham-Stourbridge line.

History

Lye station was opened in 1863 by the

Stourbridge Railway The Stourbridge Railway was a small independent railway company in England which existed between 1860, and 1870 when it was taken over by the Great Western Railway (GWR). The company built a line from the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Rai ...

, on their line from Stourbridge Junction to

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. This was later taken over by the

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, who incorporated it into their line to

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. Lye railway station has the joint-shortest name (Lye) in the United Kingdom. The ticket office is no longer open, however there are ticket machines on the station platform.

Services

The typical Monday-Saturday daytime service is a train every 30 minutes between Stourbridge Junction, Birmingham Snow Hill and . Trains run alternately via and via , though the latter service is curtailed at Dorridge in the evenings. On Sundays, trains are hourly. There are additional services at peak times, including occasional Chiltern Railways services to

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Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Lye station
Railway stations in Dudley DfT Category E stations Former Great Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1863 Railway stations served by Chiltern Railways Railway stations served by West Midlands Trains {{WestMidlands-railstation-stub

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