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Bordesley railway station

DfT Category F2 stationsFormer Great Western Railway stationsRailway stations in Birmingham, West MidlandsRailway stations in Great Britain closed in 1915Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1855
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1915Railway stations served by West Midlands TrainsUse British English from December 2016
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Bordesley railway station is a small railway station serving the area of Bordesley in Birmingham, England located between Birmingham Moor Street and Small Heath stations. The current minimal level of service at the station is provided by West Midlands Trains services between Whitlocks End and Kidderminster via Birmingham Snow Hill. The station is the least used in the West Midlands county with only 9,088 passengers using it annually. The single island platform is above street level, as the railway line here is on a viaduct. The only public access is from Coventry Road, directly underneath the railway bridge.

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Bordesley railway station
Bedford Road, Birmingham Digbeth

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Camp Hill, Birmingham
Camp Hill, Birmingham

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Stratford House (Birmingham)
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AIR (nightclub)
AIR (nightclub)

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