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 north east of Birmingham New Street, and is in TfWM 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 located next to it.

There are shelters at the end of each platform, with seated areas located there.

Services

thumb|top|A London Midland Class 323 with a service to Longbridge at the station in 2008

The station is served by West Midlands Trains with local Transport for West Midlands branded "Cross-City" services, operated using Electric multiple units (EMUs).

The off-peak service pattern is as follows:

Mondays to Saturdays:

  • 4tph northbound to via , departing from Platform 1.
  • Of which:
  • 2tph continue to via .
  • 4tph southbound to via and , departing from Platform 2.
  • Of which:
  • 2tph continue to via , calling at all stations.
  • 2tph continue to calling at all stations except , 1tph does not call at .

Sundays:

  • 2tph northbound to Lichfield Trent Valley.
  • 2tph southbound to Redditch.

Services on Sundays call at all stations between Lichfield T.V. and Redditch.

The average journey time to Birmingham New Street is around 18 minutes.

Notes

References

  • An Historical Survey Of Selected LMS Stations Vol. One Dr R Preston and R Powell Hendry. Oxford Pub. Co. (1982, Reprinted in 2001)
  • Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Wylde Green railway station
  • Railways of Warwickshire entry