Dorridge railway station serves the large village of Dorridge in the West Midlands of England. The station is served by Chiltern Railways, who manage the station, and also by West Midlands Trains. It is situated 10+12 miles (16.9 km) south of Birmingham Snow Hill.

Dorridge
National Rail
General information
LocationDorridge, Metropolitan Borough of Solihull
England
Grid referenceSP169748
Managed byChiltern Railways
Transit authorityTransport for West Midlands
Platforms3
Other information
Station codeDDG
Fare zone5
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Opened1852
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.803 million
2019/20Increase 0.814 million
2020/21Decrease 0.145 million
2021/22Increase 0.465 million
2022/23Increase 0.575 million
Location
Map
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

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The station was built by the Great Western Railway in 1852, on their line from Birmingham to Oxford. In the past, the station was known as Knowle and Dorridge, as it also serves the nearby village of Knowle. Prior to electrification of the former LMS line from London Euston to Birmingham New Street the former GWR London Paddington - Birkenhead Woodside trains passed through the station but did not stop.

The station was renamed from Knowle to Dorridge on 6 May 1974.[1]

Facilities

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There is a self-service ticket machine installed outside the main building on platform 1 for use outside times that the station is staffed. Other amenities available include a coffee shop, toilets and bicycle rack on platform 1 and a waiting room on platforms 2 and 3. Train running information is provided via automated announcements, timetable posters and CIS screens. All three platforms have step-free access (platforms 2 & 3 via lifts built into the footbridge).[2]

Services and Platforms

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Services

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Dorridge station is served by trains operated by Chiltern Railways and West Midlands Railway.

The current off peak weekday service in trains per hour is:

Chiltern Railways:[3]

Soutbound:

Northbound:

West Midlands Railway:

West Midlands Trains serve the station with services every 30 minutes in each direction on the Snow Hill Lines.[4][5]

2 West Midlands Railway services operate Monday to Friday evenings to Leamington Spa.

On Sundays there is an hourly service starting here running to/from Stourbridge Junction.

Preceding station   National Rail Following station
Solihull   Chiltern Railways
Birmingham-London
  Warwick Parkway
Solihull   Chiltern Railways
Birmingham-Leamington
  Lapworth
Widney Manor   West Midlands Railway
Leamington/Stratford-Worcester
Snow Hill Lines
  Lapworth
or Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway

Platforms

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The station has 3 platforms. Platform 1 serves southbound Chiltern Railways and West Midlands Railway services to Leamington Spa, London Marylebone and Stratford-upon-Avon. Platform 2 serves northbound trains towards Birmingham, Stourbridge Junction and Kidderminster from the south and platform 3 is used by local West Midlands Railway services that originate/terminate here on the line towards Birmingham, Stourbridge and Worcester.

1963 crash

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On 15 August 1963 three train crew died in the Knowle and Dorridge rail crash. The three fatalities occurred when a signalman's error in Knowle and Dorridge signal box allowed an express train to collide at 20 miles per hour (32 km/h) with a freight train in the station, killing the express train crew.

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Dorridge station facilities National Rail Enquiries
  3. ^ "Timetable - 21 May 2023 - December 2023: London to High Wycombe, Bicester, Oxford, Banbury, Leamington Spa, Stratford-upon-Avon and Birmingham". Chiltern Railways.
  4. ^ "Train timetables and schedules | Dorridge". West Midlands Railway.
  5. ^ "Train times | Snow Hill Lines - Worcester to Birmingham Snow Hill, Solihull and Stratford upon Avon | 21 May until 9 December 2023". West Midlands Railway.
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A northward view of Dorridge railway station in 2010.

52°22′19″N 1°45′11″W / 52.372°N 1.753°W / 52.372; -1.753