Selly Oak is a stop on the Cross City Line in Birmingham between
University and
Bournville.
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| WMR 323 216 departs for the city, under the footbridge |
| Information |
| Type: |
National Rail
(Cross City Line) |
| Station code: |
SLY |
| Opened: |
1876 |
| Platforms: |
2 |
The station was opened as
Selly Oak and Bournbrook in 1876 by the Midland Railway, the station was renamed to Selly Oak in 1904. The line through Selly Oak was doubled in in the late 1880s having originally been built as single track. This required a new bridge and a modified track alignment due to the need to cross the Worcester & Birmingham Canal. The station was rebuilt in 1885 [1]. The current station dates from another rebuild in 1978 when the station became part of the southern half of the Cross City Line. Recent changes include a facelift to the station in the early 1990s. The station car park has also been enlarged a number of times.
The station is on an embankment with access between the platforms via an enclosed footbridge which also has lifts. The station is managed by West Midland Railway.
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| Standard Cross City Line corrugated iron shelters |
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| Between the platforms |
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| Down the platform |
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| 323 240 arrives |
[1] Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, Bromsgrove to Birmingham (Middleton Press, 2006) Fig. 89
