| Butlers Lane | |
| Symbol Location: | gb |
| Symbol: | rail |
| Borough: | Four Oaks, Birmingham |
| Country: | England |
| Grid Name: | Grid reference |
| Manager: | West Midlands Railway |
| Platforms: | 2 |
| Code: | BUL |
| Zone: | 5 |
| Classification: | DfT category E |
| Transit Authority: | Transport for West Midlands |
| Opened: | 1957 |
| Footnotes: | Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 13 |
Butlers Lane railway station serves the northern part of the Four Oaks district of Sutton Coldfield, England. It is sited on the Cross-City Line between / and, via . The station, and all trains calling there, are operated by West Midlands Trains.
It became one of the stations served by the new Cross-City Line from 1978. The original wooden station was rebuilt as a permanent structure during 1991/92, to coincide with the electrification of the line by British Rail.[1]
The station has a staffed ticket office on the southbound platform, open on a part-time basis throughout the week. A self-service ticket machine is also available for use when the office is closed and for collecting pre-paid tickets. Waiting shelters are located on both platforms and train running information is given via CIS displays, timetable posters, automated announcements and two customer help points. No step-free access is possible to either platform, as both entrances from the road above require the use of steps.[2]
The station is served by West Midlands Trains with local Transport for West Midlands branded "Cross-City" services, operated by and Electric multiple units.[3] [4]
The off-peak service pattern is as follows:
Mondays to Saturdays:
Sundays:
Services on Sundays call at all stations between Lichfield T.V. and Redditch.
The average journey time to Birmingham New Street is around 26 minutes.[5] [6]