Station Usage
In 2022/2023, Northfield had 489,210 entries and exits, making it the 790th 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 352nd busiest (out of 997), with 942 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 1340.30 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 9.99 passengers per service, giving it the 924th (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: 158,094
Reduced price entries & exits: 193,904
Season ticket entries & exits: 137,212
Total entries & exits: 489,210
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22:
+97,382 : 24.85%
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 | 190 | 690 | |
Up | 190 | 690 |
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)
Service Patterns
Current Timetables
Table | Description | Timetable |
184 | Lichfield T.V. - Four Oaks - Birmingham - Longbridge - Redditch | Oct24 |
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.
Usage History
Change between 1997 & 2023: +254,865 (+108.76%)
Reasons for change:
2008-09 PTE Urban Area Station2011-12 Main portion of increase due to improved demand estimation in Centro area (extra 126,000 entries and exits in Centro infill compared to what would have been estimated using previous methodology)2018-19 Improved services from December 20182020-21 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: Northfield
CRS: NFD / NLC: 1111 / TIPLOC(S): NRTF
Station Facility Owner: West Midlands Trains (West Midlands Railway)
OS Grid Ref: 402442 278900
Constituency: Birmingham, Northfield
Local Authority: Birmingham
NR Region: West Midlands
PTE: West Midlands
ELR: BAG2 48m 09ch
This station is part of the West Midlands PTE
CRS: NFD / NLC: 1111 / TIPLOC(S): NRTF
Station Facility Owner: West Midlands Trains (West Midlands Railway)
OS Grid Ref: 402442 278900
Constituency: Birmingham, Northfield
Local Authority: Birmingham
NR Region: West Midlands
PTE: West Midlands
ELR: BAG2 48m 09ch
This station is part of the West Midlands PTE
Fares
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Origin/Destination Matrix
Top 5 jouneys from Northfield during 2022/2023:
•Birmingham New Street (154,429 journeys)
•University (Birmingham) (16,954 journeys)
•Five Ways (12,715 journeys)
•Redditch (7,850 journeys)
•Birmingham International (4,052 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
•Birmingham New Street (154,429 journeys)
•University (Birmingham) (16,954 journeys)
•Five Ways (12,715 journeys)
•Redditch (7,850 journeys)
•Birmingham International (4,052 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
Neighbouring Stations
Below are Northfield's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.Station | Miles |
Kings Norton | 1.40 |
Longbridge | 1.01 |