Stourbridge Junction railway station

Stourbridge Junction
National Rail
Stourbridge Junction in 2024
General information
LocationStourbridge, Dudley
England
Coordinates52°26′53″N 2°08′02″W / 52.448°N 2.134°W / 52.448; -2.134
Grid referenceSO909833
Managed byWest Midlands Railway
Transit authorityTransport for West Midlands
Platforms3
Other information
Station codeSBJ
Fare zone5
ClassificationDfT category D
History
Original companyOxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 May 1852 (1852-05-01)First station opened as Stourbridge
1 October 1879Renamed Stourbridge Junction; line to Stourbridge Town opens
1 October 1901Station resited
Passengers
2018/19Increase 1.668 million
 Interchange Decrease 0.509 million
2019/20Decrease 1.631 million
 Interchange Decrease 0.473 million
2020/21Decrease 0.313 million
 Interchange Decrease 0.127 million
2021/22Increase 0.900 million
 Interchange Increase 0.224 million
2022/23Increase 1.093 million
 Interchange Increase 0.238 million
Location
Map
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Stourbridge Junction is one of two railway stations serving the town of Stourbridge, in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands, England. It lies on the Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster Line and is the junction for the Stourbridge Town Branch Line, said to be the shortest operational branch line in Europe.[1][2] The other station serving Stourbridge is Stourbridge Town at the end of the branch line.

  1. ^ "The world's busiest, longest and fastest railways". The Telegraph. 25 August 2015. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  2. ^ "New group on track to spruce up Stourbridge stations". West Midlands Railway. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.