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Jewellery Quarter is a stop on the Birmingham Snow Hill - Worcester Line between Snow Hill and The Hawthorns. |
| WMR 172 005 departs Jewellery Quarter |
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| Type: | National Rail (Snow Hill Lines) |
| Station code: | JEQ |
| Opened: | 1995 |
| Platforms: | 2 (+ 2 Midlands Metro) |
Jewellery Quarter, serves the area of the same name just outside Birmingham city centre. The station was opened in 1995 as part of the restoration of cross-city services via Birmingham Snow Hill. No station had existed at this location previously though the former station of Hockley, which closed in 1972, was located nearby [1].
In 1999 the Midland Metro tram began operating, a stop at Jewellery Quarter is adjacent to the railway station (and with access via the platform). Access between the two railway platforms is via a footbridge.
Most services to Jewellery Quarter are operated by West Midlands Railway but some Chiltern Railways trains also stop during peak hours.
In 1999 the Midland Metro tram began operating, a stop at Jewellery Quarter is adjacent to the railway station (and with access via the platform). Access between the two railway platforms is via a footbridge.
Most services to Jewellery Quarter are operated by West Midlands Railway but some Chiltern Railways trains also stop during peak hours.
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| Station footbridge, a tunnel is just beyond the platforms at the Birmingham end |
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| Chiltern 168 005 at Jewellery Quarter |
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| Down this platform for the trams |
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| Tram stop |
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| In LM days 172 336 departs |
