Station Usage
In 2022/2023, Cradley Heath had 539,490 entries and exits, making it the 737th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
It ranked 434th busiest (out of 997), with 772 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 1478.05 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 13.44 passengers per service, giving it the 739th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
Usage stats in detail
Standard price entries & exits: 129,306
Reduced price entries & exits: 240,036
Season ticket entries & exits: 170,148
Total entries & exits: 539,490
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22:
+71,746 : 15.34%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.Platform Lengths
Plat. | Metres | VF* | Notes |
Down | 137 | 498 | |
Up | 137 | 498 | 133m to SJ50 signal |
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)
Service Patterns
Current Timetables
Table | Description | Timetable |
195 | Birmingham - Stourbridge - Kidderminster - Worcester | Oct24 |
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.
Usage History
Change between 1997 & 2023: +341,374 (+172.31%)
Reasons for change:
2008-09 PTE Urban Area Station2020-21 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: Cradley Heath
CRS: CRA / NLC: 4639 / TIPLOC(S): CRADLYH
Station Facility Owner: West Midlands Trains (West Midlands Railway)
OS Grid Ref: 393928 285728
Constituency: Halesowen and Rowley Regis
Local Authority: Sandwell
NR Region: West Midlands
PTE: West Midlands
ELR: GSJ2 138m 67ch
This station is part of the West Midlands PTE
CRS: CRA / NLC: 4639 / TIPLOC(S): CRADLYH
Station Facility Owner: West Midlands Trains (West Midlands Railway)
OS Grid Ref: 393928 285728
Constituency: Halesowen and Rowley Regis
Local Authority: Sandwell
NR Region: West Midlands
PTE: West Midlands
ELR: GSJ2 138m 67ch
This station is part of the West Midlands PTE
Fares
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Origin/Destination Matrix
Top 5 jouneys from Cradley Heath during 2022/2023:
•Birmingham Moor Street (103,487 journeys)
•Birmingham Snow Hill (62,782 journeys)
•Worcester Foregate Street (9,320 journeys)
•Kidderminster (9,028 journeys)
•Hagley (7,589 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
•Birmingham Moor Street (103,487 journeys)
•Birmingham Snow Hill (62,782 journeys)
•Worcester Foregate Street (9,320 journeys)
•Kidderminster (9,028 journeys)
•Hagley (7,589 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
Neighbouring Stations
Below are Cradley Heath's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.Station | Miles |
Lye (West Midlands) | 1.25 |
Old Hill | 1.43 |