Northfield Railway Station is a station on the West Midlands Trains’ Birmingham Cross – City Line, serving the Northfield area of Birmingham, United Kingdom. The station’s name reflects the area it serves in Train Sim World, and Northfield originates from the Anglo-Saxon Nord feld, meaning open land to the north of a settlement in Europe.
Here’s a more detailed breakdown:
- Location: Northfield Railway Station is located in the Northfield and West Heath areas of Birmingham.
- History: Northfield was originally a village in rural north Worcestershire before being absorbed into Birmingham in 1919.
- Name Origin: The name Northfield comes from the Anglo-Saxon terms Nord feld, meaning open land to the north.
- Railway Operations:
- The station is on the Cross-City Line, and managed by West Midlands Trains.
- Trains from Northfield operate frequently, approximately every ten minutes during weekday days, and every thirty minutes on Sundays.
- Trains serve platforms 1 or 4.
- A staffed ticket office and self-service ticketing machines are available.
- Facilities: A small car park and bus routes 19 and 27 stop near the station.
- Access: The station offers step-free access to the ticket office and platform 1, with access to platform 4 via a lift.
