Wylde Green  | |
|---|---|
 Wylde Green station in 2023, looking towards Sutton Coldfield | |
| General information | |
| Location | Wylde Green, Birmingham England |
| Coordinates | 52°32′46″N 1°49′52″W / 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 | |
| 2018/19 |  0.678 million |
| 2019/20 |  0.668 million |
| 2020/21 | 0.113 million |
| 2021/22 | 0.302 million |
| 2022/23 | 0.389 million |
| Location | |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
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.
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.
History
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.
Facilities
The station has a car park.
There is a ticket office situated before the platform 2 entrance, with a ticket vending machine loacted next to it.[1]
There are shelters at the end of each platform, with seated areas located there.[2]
Access for disabled passenegers
There are ramps accessing both platforms at Erdington Station. Wylde Green has been classified as a step-free access category B1 station. This means that there is step-free access to all platforms, but that this may include long or steep ramps, as is the case here.[2]
Services
The station is served by West Midlands Trains with local Transport for West Midlands branded "Cross-City" services, operated by Class 323 Electric multiple units.
The off-peak service pattern is as follows:
Mondays to Saturdays:
- 4tph northbound to Four Oaks via Sutton Coldfield, departing from Platform 1.
- Of which:
- 2tph continue to Lichfield Trent Valley via Lichfield City.
- Of which:
- 4tph southbound to Longbridge via Birmingham New Street and University, departing from Platform 2.
- Of which:
- 2tph continue to Redditch calling at Barnt Green and Alvechurch.
- 2tph continue to Bromsgrove, 1tph calls at Barnt Green.
- Of which:
Sundays:
- 2tph northbound to Lichfield Trent Valley.
- 2tph southbound to Redditch.
The average journey time to Birmingham New Street is around 18 minutes.[3][4]
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton Coldfield | West Midlands Railway Lichfield – Four Oaks – Birmingham – Bromsgrove/Redditch Cross-City Line |
Chester Road | ||
Notes
- ↑ "Wylde Green station map". National Rail. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- 1 2 "Wylde Green Train Station". West Midlands Railway.
- ↑ "Train Timetables and Schedules | Wylde Green". West Midlands Railway.
- ↑ "Train Times | The Cross City Line | 30 December 2023 until 1 June 2024". 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