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 Longbridge 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Longbridge had 685,676 entries and exits, making it the 621st most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
621/2575
It ranked 351st busiest (out of 997), with 943 scheduled services per week.
351/997
That's a daily average of 1878.56 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 13.98 passengers per service, giving it the 714th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
714/1659

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

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 215,010
Reduced price entries & exits: 287,074
Season ticket entries & exits: 183,592
Total entries & exits: 685,676
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22: +160,834 : 30.64%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
Down150545
Up170618
*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: +476,209 (+227.34%)

Reasons for change:
2008-09 PTE Urban Area Station
2011-12 Main portion of increase due to improved demand estimation in Centro area (extra 29,000 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: Longbridge
CRS: LOB / NLC: 1110 / TIPLOC(S): LONB
Station Facility Owner: West Midlands Trains (West Midlands Railway)
OS Grid Ref: 401413 277676
Constituency: Birmingham, Northfield
Local Authority: Birmingham
NR Region: West Midlands
PTE: West Midlands
ELR: BAG2 49m 15ch
This station is part of the West Midlands PTE

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Longbridge during 2022/2023:
•Birmingham New Street (184,264 journeys)
•Redditch (30,621 journeys)
•University (Birmingham) (18,909 journeys)
•Five Ways (13,057 journeys)
•Bournville (7,492 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Longbridge's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Barnt Green2.53
Northfield1.01