Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) is the public body responsible for co-ordinating transport services in the West Midlands metropolitan county in England. It is an executive body of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA),with bus franchising and highway management powers similar to Transport for London. TfWM's policies and strategy are set by the Transport Delivery Committee of the WMCA.
Leamington Spa railway station serves the town of Leamington Spa,in Warwickshire,England. It is situated on Old Warwick Road towards the southern edge of the town centre. It is a major stop on the Chiltern Main Line between London and Birmingham,and is the southern terminus of a branch line to Coventry.
Smethwick Galton Bridge is a split-level railway station in Smethwick,West Midlands,England. It is at a point where two railways' lines cross on two levels. It has platforms on both lines,allowing interchange between them. The two low-level platforms serve the Birmingham New Street to Wolverhampton Line,while the two high-level platforms serve the Birmingham Snow Hill to Worcester Line. The high level line passes over the low level line at a right angle on a bridge. West Midlands Railway manages the station and operates most of its services,with others provided by Chiltern Railways and London Northwestern Railway.
Spring Road is a small railway station in the Acocks Green area of Birmingham,England. It is situated on the North Warwickshire Line,between Tyseley and Hall Green stations. The station,and all trains serving it,are operated by West Midlands Railway.
Wilmcote railway station serves the village of Wilmcote,about 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire,England. The station is run by West Midlands Trains. It is served by both West Midlands Railway and Chiltern Railways trains.
Wood End is a railway station on the North Warwickshire Line serving the village of Wood End in Warwickshire,England.
Stratford-upon-Avon railway station is the southern terminus of the North Warwickshire Line and Leamington–Stratford line,serving the market town of Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire,England. The station is served by West Midlands Trains (WMT) and Chiltern Railways.
Bearley railway station serves the village of Bearley in South Warwickshire,England. It is on the Leamington–Stratford line. Today it is an unstaffed rural halt,managed by West Midlands Railway.
Dorridge railway station serves the large village of Dorridge in the West Midlands of England. The station is served by Chiltern Railways,who manage the station,and also by West Midlands Trains. It is situated 10+1⁄2 miles (16.9 km) south of Birmingham Snow Hill.
Solihull railway station serves the market town of Solihull in the West Midlands of England. The station is served by West Midlands Trains and Chiltern Railways. CrossCountry serve the station occasionally to replace stops at Coventry and Birmingham International during engineering work. Solihull used to have a regular Virgin CrossCountry service to Manchester Piccadilly,Blackpool North and Portsmouth Harbour until 2004,when all services through the station were made to run non-stop between Birmingham and Leamington Spa.
Yardley Wood railway station serves the Yardley Wood area of Birmingham in the West Midlands of England. Located on the North Warwickshire Line,the station,and all trains serving it,are operated by West Midlands Trains.
Whitlocks End railway station is a railway station on the North Warwickshire Line located next to,and named after the hamlet of Whitlock's End in the West Midlands of England. It lies a short distance from several villages:Tidbury Green and the new village of Dickens Heath in the West Midlands,and Major's Green and Hollywood in Worcestershire. The station,and all trains serving it,are operated by West Midlands Trains.
Earlswood railway station is located on the western fringe of the village of Earlswood on the West Midlands/Warwickshire border in England. The platforms straddle the county border,with the approach road on the West Midlands side. The station,and all trains serving it,are operated by West Midlands Trains.
The Lakes is a railway station located on the North Warwickshire Line in the north of Stratford-on-Avon District in Warwickshire,England. The nearest settlement is the village of Earlswood.
Wootton Wawen railway station serves the village of Wootton Wawen in Warwickshire,England. It is served by trains between Kidderminster and Stratford-upon-Avon via Birmingham.
Lye railway station serves the Lye area of Stourbridge,in the West Midlands of England. The station is managed by West Midlands Trains,who provide the majority of train services;Chiltern Railways also operate a small number of trains. It is situated on the Birmingham-Stourbridge line.
Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway is a railway station located on the northern outskirts of Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire,England. It is on the North Warwickshire Line,adjacent to the A46.
Urban andsuburban rail plays a key role in public transport in many of the major cities of the United Kingdom. Urban rail refers to the train service between city centres and suburbs or nearby towns that acts as a main mode of transport for travellers on a daily basis. They consist of several railway lines connecting city centre stations of major cities to suburbs and surrounding towns.
The West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive (WMPTE) was the public body responsible for public transport in the West Midlands metropolitan county in the United Kingdom from 1969 until 2016. The organisation operated under the name Centro from 1990,and was publicly branded as Network West Midlands from 2005.
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