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| General information | |||||
| Location | Edgbaston, Birmingham England | ||||
| Coordinates | 52°27′04″N 1°56′10″W / 52.451°N 1.936°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SP043837 | ||||
| Managed by | West Midlands Railway | ||||
| Transit authority | Transport for West Midlands | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Architect | John Broome (original) 1978 and Associated Architects (rebuild) 2024 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | UNI | ||||
| Fare zone | 2 | ||||
| Classification | DfT category D | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | British Rail | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1978 | Opened | ||||
| 2024 | Rebuilt | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 |  3.970 million | ||||
| 2019/20 | 3.975 million | ||||
| 2020/21 |  0.731 million | ||||
| 2021/22 | 1.961 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 2.633 million | ||||
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University railway station serves the University of Birmingham, Birmingham Women's Hospital, and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in the West Midlands of England. It is on the Cross-City Line, which runs from Redditch and Bromsgrove to Lichfield via Birmingham New Street. Most services are operated by West Midlands Railway who manage the station, but some are operated by CrossCountry.
The station is the only main line railway station in Great Britain built specifically to serve a university.