Dorridge railway station

Dorridge
General information
Location	Solihull
Managed by	London Midland
Platforms	3
Other information
Station code	DDG
Fare zone	5
History
Opened	1852

Dorridge railway station serves the village of Dorridge in the West Midlands of England. The station is served by London Midland, who manage the station, and also by Chiltern Railways.

History

The station was built by the Great Western Railway in 1852, on their line from Birmingham to Oxford. In the past, the station was known as Knowle and Dorridge, as it also serves the nearby village of Knowle.

The station was renamed from Knowle to Dorridge on 6 May 1974.

Services

Dorridge is the terminus of many London Midland services from Stourbridge Junction, Kidderminster or beyond, via Birmingham Snow Hill. It is also a stop on the Chiltern Railways route from London Marylebone to Birmingham Snow Hill or Kidderminster. Platforms 1&2 are used for the Chiltern Railways services, while platform 3 is where the London Midland services to/from terminate.

1963 crash

On 15 August 1963 three train crew died in the Knowle and Dorridge rail crash. The three fatalaties occurred when a signalman's error in Knowle and Dorridge signal box allowed an express train to collide at 20 mph with a freight train in the station, killing the express train crew.

External links

• Train times and station information for Dorridge railway station from National Rail
• Knowle & Dorridge station at warwickshirerailways.com
• Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Dorridge station

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Widney Manor		Chiltern Railways London-Birmingham		Lapworth
Solihull		Chiltern Railways Chiltern Main Line fast services		Warwick Parkway
Widney Manor		London Midland Leamington-Worcester		Lapworth Limited Service