Blythe Bridge railway station
Blythe Bridge railway station in Blythe Bridge, Staffordshire, England, is served by trains on the Crewe to Derby Line; it is also a Community rail line known as the North Staffordshire line. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway. The full range of tickets for travel are purchased from the guard on the train at no extra cost.
Blythe Bridge | |
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An East Midlands Railway Class 170 DMU arriving at Blythe Bridge railway station in December 2020 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Blythe Bridge, Staffordshire Moorlands England |
| Grid reference | SJ956411 |
| Managed by | East Midlands Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | BYB |
| Classification | DfT category F2 |
| History | |
| Original company | North Staffordshire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North Staffordshire Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 7 August 1848 | Opened as "Blyth Bridge" |
| 1907 | Renamed "Blythe Bridge" |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 | 91,610 |
| 2019/20 | 91,124 |
| 2020/21 | 26,082 |
| 2021/22 | 70,590 |
| 2022/23 | 72,300 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
The station was opened on 7 August 1848 by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR). Until 1907 the spelling of the station name was Blyth Bridge. The station buildings were demolished in the early 1990s and today it is unstaffed.
In 2010 it won East Midlands Trains' Best Small Station award.
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