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Barnt Green Station
Barnt Green station was opened in 1844. It stands at the junction of the Redditch branch of the Cross-City Line and the Cross Country Route. Threatened with closure following the Beeching Report in 1963, it was subsequently reprieved.
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Barnt Green Station, 24th April 2023
photo: Robert Cholmondeley |
Platform 2
photo: Robert Cholmondeley |
A new footbridge with increased clearance for 25kV running wires was built in 2015.
The old footbridge was dismantled and purchased by a private individual, but
it is not known where it is now.
The new bridge has provision for lifts but these have not been installed.
As a result there is step free access to platforms 1 and 4 only.
Update December 2024: The installation of lifts is scheduled to commence in January 2025. The work will take about 8 months as work can only be undertaken at night and at weekends when trains are not running.
There is no PA system or information screen on platform 1. Since the introduction of new train departure screens which are platform specific, the station has lost the screen which summarised departures with their respective platforms.
There is a car park on the eastern (or village) side of the station by platform 4 with
spaces for about 40 cars. It is controlled by ANPR, though the first 20 minutes are free.
Barnt Green Parish Council has a free commuter car park on the other side of the station
on Fiery Hill Road by the junction of Kendal End Road. It is about 200 yards from the
station access to Platform 1.
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