Are there barriers between the two bits of Smethwick Galton Bridge?

[4SRKT]

I'm planning a plus one connection there next week, and I'd like to be able to fly up the stairs and not miss my connection to Stourbridge.

Thx.

 

[transportphoto]

Nope - but its a treck!

 

[WestCoast]

No there aren't any automatic gatelines at Smethwick Galton Bridge, so you should be able to make a speedy connection - if you run that is! It is some distance.

Enjoy your trip!

 

[4SRKT]

How far is it?

 

[Jordy]

Depends where your connection is to/from! The worst is coming from Wolverhampton heading towards Smethwick, that's up the stairs, accross the Snow Hill platform, up more stairs, accross a bridge and finally down some stairs!

 

[4SRKT]

Coming from New Street, heading towards Stourbridge.

 

[Cherry_Picker]

There is a train every ten minutes from Galton Bridge to Stourbridge pretty much all day, so unless you are travelling late at night when the service slows down I wouldnt worry too much about the distance.

 

[4SRKT]

I will be travelling in the evening, and I think the gap is about 20 minutes. It's not much I know, but I don't want to be hanging about. TBH I think I'll just stroll across from New Street to Moor Street and avoid the matter altogether.

 

[Smethwickian]

I've often wondered if the nonsense perpetuated on some pages of the National Rail Timetable about there being 'high level' and 'low level' at places such as Smethwick Galton Bridge and Tamworth might lead some unfamiliar passengers or people who don't use trains much to think there's two separate stations at each. It is, of course, no different from using a footbridge to change platforms at any other station, so why these archaic references are in the NRT is baffling.

Having said that, SGB is spread over quite a height between the Stour Valley and Snow Hill lines and the booking hall/exit level. And this is a station where ticket office hours are likely to be slashed and therefore lifts may not always be available....

 

[Techniquest]

I will be travelling in the evening, and I think the gap is about 20 minutes. It's not much I know, but I don't want to be hanging about. TBH I think I'll just stroll across from New Street to Moor Street and avoid the matter altogether.

Much better idea that, as your planned interchange could take quite the while. I reckon you could do it in a minute, but you'd have to be an athlete and you may get there to find the doors locked to enable a right time departure!

The stroll from New Street to Moor Street is quite reasonable, I can do it in a little under 5 minutes and that's taking my time. Indeed, I think if I want to I can also pop into the newsagents near Moor Street first and still do it all in less than 5 minutes!

Should we be assuming there's another blog entry due in the foreseeable future?

 

[Jordy]

Yes I'd definitely do the walk, you're unlikely to make a +1 from those platforms.