This is a list of railway stations within the West Midlands, a metropolitan county in central England which includes the cities of Birmingham, Coventry and Wolverhampton. It includes all railway stations in the West Midlands that currently have regular timetabled train services, as well as certain stations outside the county which are within the area supported by Transport for West Midlands (TfWM), [a] formerly known as Centro. [b] Transport within the West Midlands is subsidised by TfWM, who since 2006 have used the brand name Network West Midlands to demonstrate the 'joined-up' nature of the regions bus and rail networks. [1] [2]
The West Midlands rail network is divided into five zones, centred on Birmingham city centre. [3] This is mainly for the purpose of defining season ticket boundaries. For example, a ticket valid in zones 1 and 2 can be used for travel between any station in those zones, but cannot be used to travel to zone 3 or beyond. The outside boundary is formed by the railway stations at Wolverhampton, Bloxwich North, Blake Street, Coventry, Dorridge, Earlswood, Longbridge, Stourbridge Junction and Stourbridge Town, inclusively. [4]
The following table lists the name of each station, along with the year it first opened, the metropolitan district in which the station lies, and the zone in which it is situated. West Midlands Metro tram stops are not listed, except for locations which have an interchange with rail services. [5] The table also shows the train operating companies who currently serve each station, and the final three columns give information on the number of passengers using each station in recent years, as collated by the Office of Rail and Road, a government body. The figures are based on ticket sales. [6]
Station | Year opened | Metropolitan borough [7] [c] | Zone [8] | Served by [9] | Station users 2019-20 [6] | Station users 2021-22 [6] | Station users 2022-23 [6] |
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Acocks Green | 1852 [10] | Birmingham | 3 | West Midlands Trains | 0.551 million | 0.272 million | 0.305 million |
Adderley Park | 1860 [11] | Birmingham | 2 | West Midlands Trains | 0.114 million | 74,256 | 0.120 million |
Aston | 1854 [12] | Birmingham | 2 | West Midlands Trains | 0.683 million | 0.388 million | 0.555 million |
Berkswell | 1884 [13] | Solihull | 5 | West Midlands Trains | 0.334 million | 0.162 million | 0.222 million |
Bescot Stadium | 1847 [14] | Sandwell | 4 | West Midlands Trains | 0.172 million | 90,164 | 0.134 million |
Birmingham International | 1976 [15] | Solihull | 5 | Avanti West Coast CrossCountry Transport for Wales West Midlands Trains | 6.520 million | 2.411 million | 4.185 million |
Birmingham Moor Street | 1909 [16] | Birmingham | 1 | Chiltern Railways West Midlands Trains | 7.274 million | 4.384 million | 5.526 million |
Birmingham New Street | 1851 [17] | Birmingham | 1 | Avanti West Coast CrossCountry Transport for Wales West Midlands Metro West Midlands Trains | 46.511 million | 22.683 million | 30.726 million |
Birmingham Snow Hill | 1852 [18] [d] | Birmingham | 1 | Chiltern Railways West Midlands Metro West Midlands Trains | 5.620 million | 2.311 million | 2.718 million |
Blake Street | 1884 [19] | Birmingham | 5 | West Midlands Trains | 0.427 million | 0.199 million | 0.264 million |
Bloxwich | 1989 [20] | Walsall | 5 | West Midlands Trains | 55,014 | 60,324 | 75,046 |
Bloxwich North | 1990 [20] | Walsall | 5 | West Midlands Trains | 55,878 | 59,526 | 77,770 |
Bordesley | 1855 [21] | Birmingham | 2 | West Midlands Trains | 24,180 | 10,038 | 9,088 |
Bournville | 1876 [22] | Birmingham | 3 | West Midlands Trains | 1.319 million | 0.511 million | 0.702 million |
Butlers Lane | 1957 [23] | Birmingham | 5 | West Midlands Trains | 0.246 million | 0.116 million | 0.142 million |
Canley | 1940 [24] | Coventry | 5 | West Midlands Trains | 0.370 million | 0.258 million | 0.364 million |
Chester Road | 1863 [25] | Birmingham | 3 | West Midlands Trains | 1.050 million | 0.390 million | 0.489 million |
Coseley | 1852 [26] [e] | Dudley | 5 | West Midlands Trains | 0.551 million | 0.374 million | 0.516 million |
Coventry | 1838 [27] | Coventry | 5 | Avanti West Coast CrossCountry West Midlands Trains | 7.877 million | 4.636 million | 5.977 million |
Coventry Arena | 2016 [28] | Coventry | 5 | West Midlands Trains | 0.122 million | 68,134 | 0.108 million |
Cradley Heath | 1863 [29] | Sandwell | 5 | Chiltern Railways West Midlands Trains | 0.872 million | 0.468 million | 0.539 million |
Dorridge | 1852 [30] | Solihull | 5 | Chiltern Railways West Midlands Trains | 0.814 million | 0.465 million | 0.575 million |
Duddeston | 1837 [31] | Birmingham | 2 | West Midlands Trains | 0.408 million | 0.242 million | 0.385 million |
Dudley Port | 1852 [32] [f] | Sandwell | 4 | West Midlands Trains | 0.525 million | 0.247 million | 0.316 million |
Earlswood [a] | 1908 [33] | Solihull | 5 | West Midlands Trains | 31,512 | 22,246 | 24,804 |
Erdington | 1862 [34] | Birmingham | 3 | West Midlands Trains | 1.030 million | 0.329 million | 0.397 million |
Five Ways | 1885 [35] [g] | Birmingham | 1 | West Midlands Trains | 2.497 million | 1.171 million | 1.459 million |
Four Oaks | 1884 [36] | Birmingham | 5 | West Midlands Trains | 0.805 million | 0.377 million | 0.498 million |
Gravelly Hill | 1862 [37] | Birmingham | 2 | West Midlands Trains | 0.912 million | 0.279 million | 0.357 million |
Hall Green | 1908 [38] | Birmingham | 3 | West Midlands Trains | 0.497 million | 0.218 million | 0.262 million |
Hampton-in-Arden | 1837 [39] [h] | Solihull | 5 | West Midlands Trains | 0.182 million | 93,660 | 0.131 million |
Hamstead | 1862 [40] | Birmingham | 3 | West Midlands Trains | 0.313 million | 0.150 million | 0.178 million |
Jewellery Quarter | 1995 [41] | Birmingham | 1 | Chiltern Railways West Midlands Metro West Midlands Trains | 0.539 million | 0.284 million | 0.321 million |
Kings Norton | 1849 [42] | Birmingham | 3 | West Midlands Trains | 1.512 million | 0.537 million | 0.676 million |
Langley Green | 1885 [43] | Sandwell | 3 | Chiltern Railways West Midlands Trains | 0.223 million | 0.108 million | 0.121 million |
Lea Hall | 1939 [44] | Birmingham | 3 | West Midlands Trains | 0.652 million | 0.260 million | 0.338 million |
Longbridge | 1978 [45] [i] | Birmingham | 4 | West Midlands Trains | 1.029 million | 0.525 million | 0.686 million |
Lye | 1863 [46] | Dudley | 5 | Chiltern Railways West Midlands Trains | 102,500 | 49,792 | 62,188 |
Marston Green | 1844 [47] | Solihull | 4 | West Midlands Trains | 0.847 million | 0.444 million | 0.576 million |
Northfield | 1870 [48] | Birmingham | 4 | West Midlands Trains | 0.981 million | 0.392 million | 0.489 million |
Old Hill | 1866 [49] | Sandwell | 4 | Chiltern Railways West Midlands Trains | 0.211 million | 97,864 | 0.108 million |
Olton | 1869 [50] | Solihull | 4 | Chiltern Railways West Midlands Trains | 0.564 million | 0.285 million | 0.343 million |
Perry Barr | 1837 [51] | Birmingham | 2 | West Midlands Trains | 0.648 million | 30,362 | 0.139 million |
Rowley Regis | 1867 [52] | Sandwell | 3 | Chiltern Railways West Midlands Trains | 1.234 million | 0.649 million | 0.763 million |
Sandwell & Dudley | 1852 [53] | Sandwell | 4 | Avanti West Coast Transport for Wales West Midlands Trains | 1.052 million | 0.605 million | 0.807 million |
Selly Oak | 1876 [54] | Birmingham | 2 | West Midlands Trains | 3.274 million | 1.590 million | 1.995 million |
Shirley | 1908 [55] | Solihull | 4 | West Midlands Trains | 0.411 million | 0.210 million | 0.247 million |
Small Heath | 1863 [56] | Birmingham | 2 | West Midlands Trains | 0.204 million | 0.121 million | 0.144 million |
Smethwick Galton Bridge | 1995 [57] | Sandwell | 2 | Chiltern Railways West Midlands Trains | 0.869 million | 0.500 million | 0.660 million |
Smethwick Rolfe Street | 1852 [58] | Sandwell | 2 | West Midlands Trains | 0.638 million | 0.292 million | 0.402 million |
Solihull | 1852 [59] | Solihull | 4 | Chiltern Railways West Midlands Trains | 2.033 million | 1.038 million | 1.341 million |
Spring Road | 1908 [60] | Birmingham | 3 | West Midlands Trains | 0.194 million | 0.107 million | 0.121 million |
Stechford | 1844 [61] | Birmingham | 3 | West Midlands Trains | 0.541 million | 0.234 million | 0.314 million |
Stourbridge Junction | 1852 [62] | Dudley | 5 | Chiltern Railways West Midlands Trains | 1.631 million | 0.900 million | 1.093 million |
Stourbridge Town | 1879 [63] [j] | Dudley | 5 | West Midlands Trains | 0.559 million | 0.264 million | 0.295 million |
Sutton Coldfield | 1862 [64] [k] | Birmingham | 4 | West Midlands Trains | 1.720 million | 0.645 million | 0.805 million |
Tame Bridge Parkway | 1990 [65] | Sandwell | 4 | West Midlands Trains | 0.665 million | 0.353 million | 0.505 million |
The Hawthorns | 1931 [66] [l] | Sandwell | 2 | Chiltern Railways West Midlands Metro West Midlands Trains | 0.509 million | 0.225 million | 0.266 million |
Tile Hill | 1864 [20] | Coventry | 5 | West Midlands Trains | 0.679 million | 0.326 million | 0.428 million |
Tipton | 1852 [67] | Sandwell | 5 | West Midlands Trains | 0.364 million | 0.220 million | 0.297 million |
Tyseley | 1906 [68] | Birmingham | 2 | Chiltern Railways West Midlands Trains | 0.295 million | 0.124 million | 0.148 million |
University | 1978 [69] | Birmingham | 2 | CrossCountry West Midlands Trains | 3.975 million | 1.961 million | 2.633 million |
Walsall | 1849 [70] [m] | Walsall | 4 | West Midlands Trains | 1.517 million | 0.804 million | 0.971 million |
Whitlocks End | 1936 [71] | Solihull | 4 | West Midlands Trains | 0.174 million | 0.118 million | 0.147 million |
Widney Manor | 1899 [72] | Solihull | 4 | Chiltern Railways West Midlands Trains | 0.465 million | 0.177 million | 0.241 million |
Witton | 1876 [73] | Birmingham | 2 | West Midlands Trains | 0.328 million | 0.169 million | 0.191 million |
Wolverhampton | 1852 [74] [n] | Wolverhampton | 5 | Avanti West Coast CrossCountry Transport for Wales West Midlands Metro West Midlands Trains | 5.123 million | 3.453 million | 4.446 million |
Wylde Green | 1862 [75] | Birmingham | 4 | West Midlands Trains | 0.668 million | 0.302 million | 0.389 million |
Wythall [a] | 1908 [76] | Bromsgrove | 5 | West Midlands Trains | 68,712 | 46,348 | 51,570 |
Yardley Wood | 1908 [77] | Birmingham | 3 | West Midlands Trains | 0.533 million | 0.255 million | 0.302 million |
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