Bloxwich railway station serves Bloxwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by West Midlands Railway.
History
The present station opened in 1989, as part of the first stage of the reopening of the Chase Line from Walsall to Hednesford to passenger trains under British Rail. An earlier Bloxwich station existed a few hundred yards to the south, just north of the site of the former level crossing and Bloxwich Signal Box (which in April 2011 still retained its London Midland Region of British Railways white-on-maroon enamel sign). That station closed to passengers on 18 January 1965 and to goods on 10 August 1964.
Services
Typically, Monday to Saturday daytimes, Bloxwich is served by two trains per hour in each direction between Birmingham New Street and Rugeley Trent Valley[2][3] where connections to Stafford, Stoke-on-Trent and Crewe are available, although a small number of trains (2 per day on weekdays) start/terminate at Hednesford. Services are usually operated by Class 350 electric trains. During the morning and evening peak, trains to Walsall and Birmingham run at a 30-minute frequency. Journey times are typically 5 minutes to Walsall and 28 minutes to Birmingham New Street.
References
- ^ a b Birmingham & West Midlands Railway Atlas By Joe Brown
- ^ "Train timetables and schedules | Bloxwich North". West Midlands Railway.
- ^ "Timetable from Sunday 21 May 2023 - Rugeley to Birmingham New Street via Walsall". West Midlands Railway. 21 May 2023.
External links
- Train times and station information for Bloxwich railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station |  National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloxwich North | West Midlands Railway Rugeley - Walsall - Birmingham Chase Line |
Walsall | ||
| West Midlands Railway Rugeley - Walsall - Birmingham - Wolverhampton Limited service |
52°37′05″N 2°00′40″W / 52.618°N 2.011°W
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