Perry Barr is a stop on the Birmingham New Street-Walsall Line in north Birmingham between Witton and Hamstead.
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| LNWR 350 254 (on a WMR service) departs for Walsall |
| Information |
| Type: |
National Rail
(Birmingham-Walsall Line) |
| Station code: |
PRY |
| Opened: |
1837 |
| Platforms: |
2 |
The station was opened by the Grand Junction Railway in 1837, as the station is still on it's original site it is one of the oldest continually operating stations in the world. However, the station has been rebuilt a number of times. The most recent rebuild was in 2021-22 to prepare the station for the Commonwealth Games in 2022, Perry Barr being close to the main stadium used in the event.
The previous rebuild was in the 1960s [1] when the line was electrified. The electrification being completed in 1966. Access down to platform level is via stairs and lifts. Other station facilities are fairly basic though there is a part-time staffed booking office. The station is managed by West Midlands Railway. The usual service is two trains an hour in each direction.
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| Access down to platform level |
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| Preparing to depart |
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| Copper/rust designed main station building |
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| View from the footbridge |
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| View down the platform |
[1] Vic Mitchell, North of Birmingham (Middleton Press, 2014) Fig. 65
