Tame Bridge Parkway railway station
Tame Bridge Parkway is a railway station in the north of the borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands, England, close to the boundary with Walsall. The station is operated by West Midlands Railway. It is situated on the Walsall Line 9 miles (14 km) north of Birmingham New Street, part of the former Grand Junction Railway, opened in 1837.
Tame Bridge Parkway  | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Stone Cross, Sandwell England |
| Coordinates | 52.552257°N 1.975991°W |
| Grid reference | SP017949 |
| Managed by | West Midlands Railway |
| Transit authority | Transport for West Midlands |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | TAB |
| Fare zone | 4 |
| Classification | DfT category E |
| History | |
| Opened | 1990 |
| Passengers | |
| 2017/18 |  0.593 million |
| 2018/19 | 0.672 million |
| 2019/20 |  0.665 million |
| 2020/21 | 0.120 million |
| 2021/22 | 0.353 million |
| Location | |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
The station was opened by British Rail in 1990, having been built at a cost of £600,000. It takes its name from the nearby River Tame.
Pedestrian and vehicular access is via the A4031 Walsall Road.
In early 2023, land adjacent to the station was used as a filming location for the BBC One drama This Town, produced by Steven Knight.[1]
Services
As of 2023, the following services call at this station on Mondays to Saturdays:[2]
- 2tph to Wolverhampton via Aston and Birmingham New Street calling at all stations
- 3tph non-stop to Birmingham New Street, 2 of which extend to Birmingham International
- 2tph to Walsall calling at all stations
- 2tph to Rugeley Trent Valley, non-stop to Walsall and then calling at all stations
- 1tph to Crewe, via Wolverhampton, Stafford and Stoke-on-Trent
On Sundays services are 1tph for each of the above.
All services are provided by West Midlands Trains under the brand West Midlands Railway, with services to and from Crewe branded as London Northwestern Railway services.
In 2019, some services ran to and from Coventry or occasionally London Euston, and were therefore branded as London Northwestern Railway services.[3]
Notes
- Walton, Daniel. "Video and pictures as filming takes place under M5 and M6 bridges for new Steven Knight drama". www.shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- "Train Timetables and Schedules | Tame Bridge Parkway". West Midlands Railway.
- "West Midlands Railway - Timetable - Chase Line (May 2019)" (PDF).
External links
- Train times and station information for Tame Bridge Parkway railway station from National Rail
- Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Tame Bridge Parkway railway station
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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towards Rugeley Trent Valley | West Midlands Railway | non-stop |
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towards Walsall | towards Birmingham New Street via Aston |
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towards Crewe via Stoke-on-Trent | London Northwestern Railway Birmingham - Crewe | non-stop |