Where is Lye Station?

Lye Station is at Station Road, Lye, West Midlands, DY9 8ES

 

In brief

The Stourbridge Railway opened a station at Lye in 1863 on their line between Stourbridge Junction and Old Hill. The line was later taken over by the Great Western Railway who joined it to their line into Birmingham. Lye has the joint shortest name in the UK. Trains are every half an hour Monday to Saturday, and hourly on Sundays.

Lye Station (December 2017). Photography by Elliott Brown

 

Lye Station - history and details

The Stourbridge Railway opened a station at Lye on their line from Stourbridge Junction to Old Hill in 1863.

Lye Station (December 2017). Photography by Elliott Brown

 

The line was later taken over by the Great Western Railway who merged it into their line into Birmingham Snow Hill.

Lye Station (December 2017). Photography by Elliott Brown

 

Lye is one of the stations with the joint shorted station names in the UK.

Lye Station (December 2017). Photography by Elliott Brown

 

The ticket office is no longer open, but their is a ticket machine (if it's working). Alternatively you can now use the West Midlands Railway app to book QR code- E-tickets.

Lye Station (December 2017). Photography by Elliott Brown

 

Typically between Monday and Saturday there is trains every half an hour on both sides, with an hourly service on Sunday's.

Lye Station (December 2017). Photography by Elliott Brown

 

London Midland operated the station between 2007 and 2017, it is now in the hands of their successor West Midlands Railway.

Lye Station (December 2017). Photography by Elliott Brown

 

The station is accessed via the ramps to the Dudley Road, the station also has a passenger footbridge at the other end.

Lye Station (December 2017). Photography by Elliott Brown

 

Trains

London Midland trains seen at Lye, a few weeks before their franchise ended, and they handed over to West Midlands Railway during December 2017.

Arriving at platform 1 on London Midland 172 340.

Lye Station (December 2017). Photography by Elliott Brown

 

London Midland 172 214 and 172 219 stopping at Lye on a service to Stourbridge Junction.

Lye Station (December 2017). Photography by Elliott Brown

 

There was a convoy of London Midland trains with a Class 172, a Class 150 and a pair of Class 170's with London Midland 170635 at the front and 170631 at the back. Running empty.

Lye Station (December 2017). Photography by Elliott Brown

 

London Midland 172 214 and 172 219 stops at Lye to take you back to Birmingham.

Lye Station (December 2017). Photography by Elliott Brown