Bloxwich railway station

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.

Bloxwich
National Rail
General information
LocationBloxwich, Walsall
England
Grid referenceSJ993022
Managed byWest Midlands Railway
Transit authorityTransport for West Midlands
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeBLX
Fare zone5
ClassificationDfT category F2
Key dates
1 February 1858[1]Opened
10 August 1964Closed to Goods
18 January 1965[1]Closed to Passengers
17 April 1989Reopened on new site
Passengers
2018/19Increase 49,186
2019/20Increase 55,014
2020/21Decrease 14,794
2021/22Increase 60,324
2022/23Increase 75,046
Location
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Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

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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

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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.

 
The original London & North Western Railway station closed in 1965

References

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  1. ^ a b Birmingham & West Midlands Railway Atlas By Joe Brown
  2. ^ "Train timetables and schedules | Bloxwich North". West Midlands Railway.
  3. ^ "Timetable from Sunday 21 May 2023 - Rugeley to Birmingham New Street via Walsall". West Midlands Railway. 21 May 2023.
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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 / 52.618; -2.011