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 Alvechurch 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Alvechurch had 123,554 entries and exits, making it the 1,511st most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
1511/2575
It ranked 602nd busiest (out of 997), with 488 scheduled services per week.
602/997
That's a daily average of 338.50 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 4.87 passengers per service, giving it the 1,264th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
1264/1659

Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 54,802
Reduced price entries & exits: 36,662
Season ticket entries & exits: 32,090
Total entries & exits: 123,554
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22: +32,430 : 35.59%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
*VF = Vicki Feet: the unit of measurement for platform lengths, as used in the excellent All The Stations. Conversion rate: YouTube video
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)

Service Patterns

Current Timetables

TableDescriptionTimetable
184Lichfield T.V. - Four Oaks - Birmingham - Longbridge - RedditchOct24
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Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2023: +60,599 (+96.26%)

Reasons for change:
2008-09 PTE Urban Area Station
2011-12 Main portion of increase due to improved demand estimation in Centro area (extra 15,000 entries and exits in Centro infill compared to what would have been estimated using previous methodology)
2015-16 Passing loop added, facilitating more trains since Dec 14 on the cross city line
2020-21 The number of entries and exits distributed across stations in the West Midlands PTE area in 2020-21 has increased by 0.6% as a result of methodology improvements

Location Details

Location: Alvechurch
CRS: ALV / NLC: 1198 / TIPLOC(S): ALVCHRC
Station Facility Owner: West Midlands Trains (West Midlands Railway)
OS Grid Ref: 402282 272075
Constituency: Bromsgrove
Local Authority: Worcestershire
NR Region: West Midlands
ELR: BEA 53m 45ch

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Alvechurch during 2022/2023:
•Birmingham New Street (33,475 journeys)
•Redditch (6,788 journeys)
•University (Birmingham) (5,736 journeys)
•Longbridge (2,562 journeys)
•Bromsgrove (1,467 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Alvechurch's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Barnt Green1.98
Redditch3.23