Lye
National Rail
General information
LocationLye, Dudley
England
Grid referenceSO922846
Managed byWest Midlands Trains
Transit authorityTransport for West Midlands
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeLYE
Fare zone5
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Opened1863
Passengers
2018/19Increase 104,232
2019/20Decrease 102,500
2020/21Decrease 19,838
2021/22Increase 49,792
2022/23Increase 62,188
Location
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Lye railway station serves the Lye area of Stourbridge, in the 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-Stourbridge line.

History

Lye station was opened in 1863 by the Stourbridge Railway, on their line from Stourbridge Junction to 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.[1]

Services

The typical Monday-Saturday daytime service is a West Midlands Railway train every 30 minutes. Services run between Worcester Foregate Street or Worcester Shrub Hill via Stourbridge Junction and Birmingham Snow Hill with 1 train per hour extending to Stratford-upon-Avon. Trains run via or terminate at Dorridge, some services run to Leamington Spa or Whitlocks End in the weekday evenings. On Sundays, trains are hourly.[2][3]

There are additional services at peak times, including one Chiltern Railways service to Stourbridge Junction at weekday nighttime only, from London Marylebone. There is no return service from Lye.[4]

References

  1. "National Rail Enquiries - Station facilities for Lye (West Midlands)". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  2. "Train timetables and schedules | Lye". West Midlands Railway.
  3. "Train times | Snow Hill Lines - Worcester to Birmingham Snow Hill, Solihull and Stratford upon Avon | 21 May until 9 December 2023". West Midlands Railway.
  4. "Timetable | from 22 May 2023 until 8 December 2023: London to High Wycombe, Bicester, Oxford, Banbury, Leamington Spa, Stratford-upon-Avon and Birmingham". Chiltern Railways.

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Worcester to Birmingham. Middleton Press. figs. 67-70. ISBN 9781904474975. OCLC 263292710.
Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Cradley Heath   West Midlands Railway
Leamington-Worcester
  Stourbridge Junction
Cradley Heath   Chiltern Railways
London-Stourbridge Junction
Limited service
  Stourbridge Junction

52°27′36″N 2°06′56″W / 52.46000°N 2.11556°W / 52.46000; -2.11556


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