Hamstead  | |||||
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 Looking towards Walsall, in 2008 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Hamstead, Birmingham England | ||||
| Coordinates | 52°31′48″N 1°55′41″W / 52.530°N 1.928°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SP049925 | ||||
| Managed by | West Midlands Trains | ||||
| Transit authority | Transport for West Midlands | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | HSD | ||||
| Fare zone | 3 | ||||
| Classification | DfT category E | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Grand Junction Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 4 July 1837 | Opened as Hamstead and Great Barr | ||||
| 1 May 1875 | Renamed Great Barr | ||||
| 25 March 1899 | Resited | ||||
| 6 May 1974 | Renamed Hamstead | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  0.313 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 52,990 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.150 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.178 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.214 million | ||||
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Hamstead railway station serves the Hamstead, Great Barr and Handsworth Wood areas of Birmingham, England. It is located at the junction of Rocky Lane and Old Walsall Road, Hamstead, at Birmingham's border with the borough of Sandwell. It is situated on the Chase Line, part of the former Grand Junction Railway, opened in 1837. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by West Midlands Trains.
A bridge carrying Old Walsall Road over the railway serves as the only means for passengers to cross from one platform to the other.