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Wylde Green railway station

Coordinates: 52°32′46″N 1°49′52″W / 52.546°N 1.831°W / 52.546; -1.831
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Wylde Green
National Rail
Wylde Green station in 2023, looking towards Sutton Coldfield
General information
LocationWylde Green, Birmingham
England
Coordinates52°32′46″N 1°49′52″W / 52.546°N 1.831°W / 52.546; -1.831
Grid referenceSP114942
Managed byWest Midlands Railway
Transit authorityTransport for West Midlands
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeWYL
Fare zone4
ClassificationDfT category E
Key dates
1862Opened
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.678 million
2019/20Decrease 0.668 million
2020/21Decrease 0.113 million
2021/22Increase 0.302 million
2022/23Increase 0.389 million
Location
Map
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+12 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

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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

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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.[1]

There are shelters at the end of each platform, with seated areas located there.[2]

Access for disabled passenegers

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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

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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 by Class 323 and Class 730 Electric multiple units.[3][4]

The off-peak service pattern is as follows:

Mondays to Saturdays:

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.[5][6]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Sutton Coldfield   West Midlands Railway
Lichfield – Four Oaks – Birmingham – Bromsgrove/Redditch
Cross-City Line
  Chester Road

Notes

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  1. ^ "Wylde Green station map". National Rail. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Wylde Green Train Station". West Midlands Railway.
  3. ^ "Class 323 fleet". West Midlands Railway.
  4. ^ "Class 730 fleet". West Midlands Railway.
  5. ^ "Train Timetables and Schedules | Wylde Green". West Midlands Railway.
  6. ^ "Train Times | The Cross City Line | 30 December 2023 until 1 June 2024". West Midlands Railway.

References

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  • 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
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