Smethwick Galton Bridge railway station

Smethwick Galton Bridge
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
2018/19	0.807 million
Interchange	0.587 million
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
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.^[1]