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The Cadbury plc chocolate factory is still adjacent to the station, reflected in the fact that Bournville station is partly painted in Cadbury purple, and station signs include the famous Cadbury logo, a reflection of the station providing ideal access for Cadbury World.
The station currently only serves trains of the Cross City Line, all services currently being operated by Class 323 electrical multiple units. Services are all operated by London Midland on behalf of Centro, the West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive.
Bournville Station is equipped with real-time information departure boards which were installed in 2006 by Central Trains.
In 2010, the station featured in episode 18 of Michael Portillo's television series 'Great British Railway Journeys'.
In 2011, the station featured in episode 2 of Julia Bradbury's television series 'Canal Walks with Julia Bradbury'.
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