Station Overview - Cradley Heath

 Cradley Heath 

Station Usage
In 2021/2022, Cradley Heath had 467,744 entries and exits, making it the 695th most used station in Great Britain.
695/2554
It was the 411st busiest station with 774 scheduled services per week
411/953
That's a daily average of 1,281.49 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 11.62 passengers per service, giving it the 712nd highest passenger to service ratio.
712/1582
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 2021 timetable.
Usage Stats in Detail
Full price entries & exits: 111,086
Reduced price entries & exits: 223,136
Season ticket entries & exits: 133,522
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 2021/2022: +289,330 : 162.17%
Platform Lengths
Plat.MetresVF*Notes
Down137498
Up137498133m to SJ50 signal

*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 2021 (Nov 2019)

Timetables
TableRoute
195 Birmingham - Stourbridge - Kidderminster - Worcester

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Current Service Pattern
DAY/HR000102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223
Mon 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 9 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 5 4 4 3 121
Tue 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 9 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 5 4 4 3 121
Wed 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 9 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 5 4 4 3 121
Thu 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 9 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 5 4 4 3 121
Fri 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 9 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 5 4 4 3 121
Sat 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 6 4 3 122
Sun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 1 2 45
Timetable data based on scheduled services during the first week of the current (May 2022) timetable.
Other service patterns:
Location Details
Location: Cradley Heath
CRS: CRA / NLC: 4639 / TIPLOC: CRADLYH
Station Facility Owner: West Midlands Trains (West Midlands Railway)
OS Grid Ref: 393950 285750
Region: West Midlands
Local Authority: Sandwell
ELR(s): GSJ2 138m 71ch
Station Usage History
Line Chart
1997-1998: 198,116
1998-1999: 289,866 (+91,750 : 46.31%)
1999-2000: 187,362 (-102,504 : -35.36%)
2000-2001: 190,683 (+3,321 : 1.77%)
2001-2002: 182,031 (-8,652 : -4.54%)
2002-2003: 174,786 (-7,245 : -3.98%)
2003-2004: Not Conducted
2004-2005: 208,842 (+34,056 : 19.48%)
2005-2006: 231,727 (+22,885 : 10.96%)
2006-2007: 242,499 (+10,772 : 4.65%)
2007-2008: 288,333 (+45,834 : 18.90%)
2008-2009: 649,210 (+360,877 : 125.16%)
2009-2010: 660,426 (+11,216 : 1.73%)
2010-2011: 685,832 (+25,406 : 3.85%)
2011-2012: 672,142 (-13,690 : -2.00%)
2012-2013: 684,806 (+12,664 : 1.88%)
2013-2014: 726,046 (+41,240 : 6.02%)
2014-2015: 740,842 (+14,796 : 2.04%)
2015-2016: 772,658 (+31,816 : 4.29%)
2016-2017: 788,408 (+15,750 : 2.04%)
2017-2018: 845,740 (+57,332 : 7.27%)
2018-2019: 881,000 (+35,260 : 4.17%)
2019-2020: 871,666 (-9,334 : -1.06%)
2020-2021: 178,414 (-693,252 : -79.53%)
2021-2022: 467,744 (+289,330 : 162.17%)

Change between 1997 & 2020: +673,550 (+339.98%)
Change between 1997 & 2022: +269,628 (+136.10%)
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