Sandwell & Dudley railway station
Sandwell & Dudley railway station is on the Birmingham Loop of the West Coast Main Line, on the outskirts of Oldbury. The name of the station is somewhat misleading; the station is actually located between Oldbury and West Bromwich, and not near Dudley. The nearest station to the town of Dudley is Dudley Port.
Sandwell & Dudley  | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Oldbury, Sandwell England |
| Coordinates | 52.508637°N 2.011776°W |
| Grid reference | SO992900 |
| Owned by | Network Rail |
| Managed by | West Midlands Trains |
| Transit authority | Transport for West Midlands |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | SAD |
| Fare zone | 4 |
| Classification | DfT category D |
| Key dates | |
| 1852 | Opened as Oldbury |
| 1984 | Rebuilt and renamed Sandwell & Dudley |
| Passengers | |
| 2017/18 |  1.005 million |
| 2018/19 | 1.071 million |
| 2019/20 |  1.052 million |
| 2020/21 | 0.221 million |
| 2021/22 | 0.605 million |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
History
It was originally opened as Oldbury in 1852 and was one of two stations in the town. The more centrally located Great Western Railway (GWR) Oldbury station was located on the site of the bingo hall opposite the Sainsbury's supermarket and was the only station on the GWR's Oldbury line from Langley Green.
In May 1984, the station was renamed Sandwell & Dudley, having been demolished and rebuilt by British Rail with longer platforms capable of handling long-distance InterCity trains.[1][2]
Services
The station is operated by West Midlands Trains on behalf of Transport for West Midlands.
As of May 2023, it is served by:
- 1tph northbound to either Blackpool North, Glasgow Central or Edinburgh Waverley (alternating each hour) via Preston and southbound to London Euston. At peak times additional services start/terminate at Wolverhampton.[3][4]
- 2tph stopping services between Wolverhampton and Walsall via Birmingham New Street and Aston.[5]
Calls on local stopping services to stations between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury were removed in the December 2022 timetable change.[6]
- 1tp2h to Pwllheli & Aberystwyth (train divides at Machynlleth)
- 1tp2h to Holyhead via Shrewsbury, Wrexham General and Chester, two evening services instead run to Llandudno, and Manchester Piccadilly, via Warrington Bank Quay, respectively.
- 1tph southbound to Birmingham International[7][8]
References
- Intelligence Railway Gazette International issue May 1983 page 314
- 110 mph for Class 87s Rail Enthusiast issue 33 June 1984 page 6
- "Scheduled timetable book for 11 December 2022 to 20 May 2023" (PDF). Avanti West Coast. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- "Scheduled timetable book for 21 May 2023 to 9 December 2023" (PDF). Avanti West Coast. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- "Train Timetables and Schedules | Sandwell & Dudley". West Midlands Railway. Archived from the original on 16 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- "December Timetable Change – what's happening?". Railsmartr. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- "Train Times | 21 May - 9 September 2023 | Birmingham-Shrewsbury-Chester" (PDF). Transport for Wales Rail. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- "Cambrian | Train Times | 21 May - 9 September 2023 | Birmingham-Shrewsbury-Aberystwyth-Pwllheli" (PDF). Transport for Wales Rail. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
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