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/Bromsgrove-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  | |
|---|---|
 Wylde Green station in 2023, looking towards Sutton Coldfield | |
| General information | |
| Location | Wylde Green, Birmingham England |
| Coordinates | 52.546°N 1.831°W |
| Grid reference | SP114942 |
| Managed by | West Midlands Railway |
| Transit authority | Transport for West Midlands |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | WYL |
| Fare zone | 4 |
| Classification | DfT category E |
| Key dates | |
| 1862 | Opened |
| Passengers | |
| 2017/18 |  0.627 million |
| 2018/19 | 0.678 million |
| 2019/20 |  0.668 million |
| 2020/21 | 0.113 million |
| 2021/22 | 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.
Services
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][2]
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton Coldfield | West Midlands Railway Lichfield - Four Oaks - Birmingham - Bromsgrove/Redditch Cross-City Line |
Chester Road | ||
Platforms
Platform 1 is used for northbound services heading to Four Oaks, Blake Street, Lichfield City and Lichfield Trent Valley, via Sutton Coldfield.
Platform 2 is used for southbound services heading to Bromsgrove or Redditch via Birmingham New Street, University and Longbridge.
Notes
- "Train Timetables and Schedules | Wylde Green". West Midlands Railway.
- "Train Times | The Cross City Line | 21 May until 9 December 2023". 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
External links
- Train times and station information for Wylde Green railway station from National Rail
- Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Wylde Green railway station
- Railways of Warwickshire entry