Lye railway station

Lye railway station serves the Lye, West Midlands, Lye area of Stourbridge, in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands of England. The station is managed by West Midlands Trains, who provide the majority of train services; Chiltern Railways also operate a small number of trains. It is situated on the Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster Line, Birmingham-Stourbridge line.

History

Lye station was opened in 1863 by the Stourbridge Railway, on their line from Stourbridge Junction railway station, Stourbridge Junction to Old Hill railway station, Old Hill. This was later taken over by the Great Western Railway, who incorporated it into their line to Birmingham.

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 railway station, 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 Marylebone station, London Marylebone.

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Further reading

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External links

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

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