Station code ACG DfT category E Number of platforms 2 | Grid reference SP123835 Managed by London Midland 2011/12 0.372 million | |
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Address Birmingham B27 6NT, United Kingdom Similar Widney Manor railway st, The Hawthorns station, Tyseley railway station, Langley Green railway st, Spring Road railway st | ||
Under the old bridge to acocks green railway station
Acocks Green railway station (previously known as Acocks Green & South Yardley) serves the Acocks Green area of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. Pre-nationalisation a GWR station on their main line from London (Paddington) to Birkenhead (Woodside) the station is now served by London Midland, who manage the station, and by Chiltern Railways.
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History
Acocks Green was built to connect the local community to the industrialised areas of the city. Although the station never had a goods yard, Acocks Green boasted 4 platforms, and a loop line on the northbound slow line. British Rail rationalisation led to the removal of the slow lines (and loop) in both directions and the demolition of one island platform to allow for the construction of the current car park.
Services
The station is served by three trains per hour in each direction between Birmingham Snow Hill and Dorridge Mondays to Saturdays and one per hour each way on Sundays. The Birmingham trains continue to either Stourbridge Junction, Kidderminster or Worcester Foregate Street. One Dorridge service per hour continues to Stratford-upon-Avon, in peak hours some services extend to Leamington Spa.