Hamstead is a stop on the Chase Line in Great Barr between
Perry Barr and
Tame Bridge Parkway.
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| WMR 323 202 arrives at Hamstead with a Birmingham bound service |
| Information |
| Type: |
National Rail
(Chase Line) |
| Station code: |
HSD |
| Opened: |
1837 |
| Platforms: |
2 |
The station was opened in 1837 by the Grand Junction Railway as
Hamstead & Great Barr. The station was originally located the other side of the road bridge that crosses the line but moved to the current location in 1899 [1]. The station was renamed
Great Barr in 1875 but changed to
Hamstead in 1974.
The station retains a wooden building on the down platform though the canopy has been reduced in width [2]. The other platform once had a wooden building too but nowadays just has the usual bus shelter. The station is in a cutting with ramps down from street level. The station is managed and served by West Midlands Trains. Usually there are two trains an hour between
Walsall and
Birmingham New Street (some going onto
Wolverhampton).
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| Look up the line towards Birmingham, notice the ramp up to street level |
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| A WMR 323 stands at the station |
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| Steps up to street level |
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| Main station building |
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| WMR 323 202 departs bound for Walsall |
[1] Vic Mitchell, North of Birmingham (Middleton Press, 2014) Map. XV
[2] Ibid. Fig. 59
