Station Usage
In 2022/2023, University (Birmingham) had 2,633,488 entries and exits, making it the 171st 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 190th busiest (out of 997), with 1,401 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 7215.04 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 36.15 passengers per service, giving it the 160th (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: 909,998
Reduced price entries & exits: 1,047,160
Season ticket entries & exits: 676,330
Total entries & exits: 2,633,488
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22:
+672,506 : 34.29%
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 | 185 | 672 | |
Up | 173 | 629 |
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 |
197 | Birmingham & Cheltenham Spa - Worcester - Hereford | Oct24 |
276 | Birmingham - Cheltenham Spa - Gloucester - Cardiff | Oct24 |
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.
Usage History
Change between 1997 & 2023: +1,936,840 (+278.02%)
Reasons for change:
2008-09 PTE Urban Area Station2011-12 Main portion of increase due to improved demand estimation in Centro area (extra 273,000 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: University (Birmingham)
CRS: UNI / NLC: 4504 / TIPLOC(S): UNVRSYB
Station Facility Owner: West Midlands Trains (West Midlands Railway)
OS Grid Ref: 404402 283700
Constituency: Birmingham, Edgbaston
Local Authority: Birmingham
NR Region: West Midlands
PTE: West Midlands
ELR: BAG1 44m 75ch
This station is part of the West Midlands PTE
CRS: UNI / NLC: 4504 / TIPLOC(S): UNVRSYB
Station Facility Owner: West Midlands Trains (West Midlands Railway)
OS Grid Ref: 404402 283700
Constituency: Birmingham, Edgbaston
Local Authority: Birmingham
NR Region: West Midlands
PTE: West Midlands
ELR: BAG1 44m 75ch
This station is part of the West Midlands PTE
Fares
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Origin/Destination Matrix
Top 5 jouneys from University (Birmingham) during 2022/2023:
•Birmingham New Street (509,483 journeys)
•Five Ways (156,351 journeys)
•Selly Oak (29,448 journeys)
•Kings Norton (27,485 journeys)
•Bournville (23,512 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
•Birmingham New Street (509,483 journeys)
•Five Ways (156,351 journeys)
•Selly Oak (29,448 journeys)
•Kings Norton (27,485 journeys)
•Bournville (23,512 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.