Smethwick Galton Bridge railway station
Smethwick Galton Bridge high-level. | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Smethwick, Sandwell England | ||||
| Grid reference | SP014893 | ||||
| Managed by | West Midlands Railway | ||||
| Transit authority | Transport for West Midlands | ||||
| Platforms | 4 (2 high level, 2 low level) | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | SGB | ||||
| Fare zone | 2 | ||||
| Classification | DfT category E | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | British Rail | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1995 | Opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 | 0.869 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.616 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 0.234 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.129 million | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.500 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.369 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.660 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.388 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.705 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.428 million | ||||
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Smethwick Galton Bridge is a split-level railway station in Smethwick, West Midlands, England. It is at a point where two railways' lines cross on two levels. It has platforms on both lines, allowing interchange between them. The two low-level platforms serve the Birmingham New Street to Wolverhampton Line, while the two high-level platforms serve the Birmingham Snow Hill to Worcester Line. The high level line passes over the low level line at a right angle on a bridge. West Midlands Railway manages the station and operates most of its services, with others provided by Chiltern Railways and London Northwestern Railway.
Running parallel to the low-level line is the Birmingham New Main Line canal. The high-level platform extends over the canal, and the line Northbound quickly passes over a surviving section of the higher Old Main Line.
It is an important interchange; over 600,000 people changed trains at the station during 2019/20.