Lea Hall railway station

52°28′48″N 1°47′10″W / 52.480°N 1.786°W / 52.480; -1.786Grid referenceSP145869Managed byWest Midlands RailwayTransit authorityTransport for West MidlandsPlatforms2Other informationStation codeLEHFare zone3ClassificationDfT category EHistoryOpened1939Passengers2018/19 0.674 million2019/20 0.652 million2020/21 0.113 million2021/22 0.260 million2022/23 0.338 million

Location

Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Lea Hall railway station is situated in the Lea Hall area east of the city of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. It has two platforms, one each side of the two running lines, with no points or sidings. The ticket office is on a bridge over the tracks, which are a little below street level. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by West Midlands Trains. Ramps have been added to permit easy disabled access to both platforms.

History

The station was designed by the architect William Henry Hamlyn and opened in 1939.^[1]

In 1998 the station was re-designed with new sculptures and colour scheme by Tim Tolkien, great nephew of writer J. R. R. Tolkien.

Facilities

The station has a ticket office located on the bridge over the tracks which is open Monday-Thursday 07:15-19:00, Friday 07:00-20:00, Saturday 08:00-20:00 and Sunday 11:00-14:00.^[2] When the ticket office is open tickets must be purchased before boarding the train. Outside of these times there is a ticket machine above platform 1 which accepts card payments only - cash and voucher payments can be made to the senior conductor on the train.

There is a free car park for rail users on Lea Hall Road.

Step free access is available between the platforms via the ramp.^[3]

Services

Lea Hall is served by two trains per hour, westbound to Rugeley Trent Valley via Birmingham New Street and to Birmingham International eastbound. A limited service operates beyond Birmingham International towards Coventry and Northampton mainly at peak times and the start/end of service.

On Sundays, there is an hourly service westbound to Birmingham New Street and eastbound to Birmingham International with the first 4 and last 4 services extending to Coventry, Northampton via Rugby or London Euston.^[4][5][6]

All services are operated by West Midlands Trains. Most services operate under the West Midlands Railway brand but some services (those which start/terminate at Northampton or Euston) operate under the London Northwestern Railway brand.

References

• An Historical Survey Of Selected LMS Stations Vol. One Dr R Preston and R Powell Hendry. Oxford Pub. Co. (1982, Reprinted in 2001) ISBN 0-86093-168-4

External links

• Train times and station information for Lea Hall railway station from National Rail
• Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Lea Hall railway station
• Railways of Warwickshire entry

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Marston Green		West Midlands Railway Rugeley Trent Valley/Birmingham New Street-Birmingham International		Stechford
		London Northwestern Railway London Euston-Northampton-Birmingham New Street Limited service