Wylde Green railway station

Wylde Green railway station is a railway station serving northern Wylde Green and Boldmere in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, England. It is on the Redditch-Birmingham New Street-Lichfield Cross-City Line 6+1⁄2 miles (10.5 km) north east of Birmingham New Street, and is in Centro fare zone 4.

Wylde Green
National Rail
General information
LocationWylde Green, Birmingham
England
Coordinates52.546°N 1.831°W / 52.546; -1.831
Grid referenceSP114942
Managed byWest Midlands Railway
Transit authorityTransport for West Midlands
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeWYL
Fare zone4
ClassificationDfT category E
Key dates
1862Opened
Passengers
2017/18Increase 0.627 million
2018/19Increase 0.678 million
2019/20Decrease 0.668 million
2020/21Decrease 0.113 million
2021/22Increase 0.302 million
Location
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The station was opened on 2 June 1862, when the LNWR Birmingham to Sutton Coldfield railway line was completed and later operated by the LMS.

The station has a car park. Pedestrian and vehicular access is via Station Road, with pedestrian access also available from Highbridge Road. The platforms are above the former road, but below the latter.

Despite the station name, Chester Road railway station is located closer to Wylde Green's shopping centre, The Lanes.

Service

The station is served by West Midlands Trains with local Transport for West Midlands branded "Cross-City" services, operated by Class 323 electrical multiple units. The station is served by four trains an hour in each direction on weekdays and Saturdays (every 30 minutes on Sundays), with an average journey time to Birmingham New Street of around 18 minutes.[1]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Sutton Coldfield   West Midlands Railway
Cross-City Line		   Chester Road

Notes
  1. "Train Timetables and Schedules | Wylde Green". West Midlands Railway.

References
  • An Historical Survey Of Selected LMS Stations Vol. One Dr R Preston and R Powell Hendry. Oxford Pub. Co. (1982, Reprinted in 2001) ISBN 0-86093-168-4
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