Longbridge is a stop on the Cross City Line South in the West Midlands between Northfield and Barnt Green.
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| WMR 323 210 departs Longbridge |
| Information |
| Type: |
National Rail
(Cross City Line) |
| Station code: |
LOB |
| Opened: |
1978 |
| Platforms: |
2 |
The first Longbridge station was opened in 1841 by the Birmingham & Gloucester Railway just to the south of the current station. This station closed in 1849. A second Longbridge station was opened on the Halesowen Railway mainly to serve workers at the Austin factory, this was in operation between 1915 and 1964. The current station was opened in 1978 [1] as part of the WMPTE Cross-City Line scheme. Longbridge was the line's southern terminus until services were extended to Redditch in 1980, some Cross-City Line trains still terminate at Longbridge but nowadays mostly at the start and end of the day's service.
Access between the platforms is via a footbridge and ramps, a lift is also available on Platform 1. The station is managed by West Midlands Railway with four trains an hour in each direction most of the time.
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| Platform 1 for trains to Birmingham |
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| Footbridge |
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| A WMR 323 stands at Longbridge |
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| The footbridge |
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| Standing on Platform 2 |
[1] Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, Bromsgrove to Birmingham (Middleton Press, 2006) Fig. 27
