Yardley Wood railway station
Yardley Wood  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Yardley Wood |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Grid reference | SP099803 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | YRD |
| Managed by | London Midland |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | E |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2010/11 |
 0.356 million |
| 2011/12 |
 0.352 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.363 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.386 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.397 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Transport for West Midlands |
| Zone | 3 |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1908 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Yardley Wood from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Yardley Wood railway station serves the Yardley Wood area of Birmingham in the West Midlands of England. Located on the North Warwickshire Line, the station, and all trains serving it, are operated by London Midland.
The station was opened by the Great Western Railway on 1 July 1908, along with the line, and was originally known as Yardley Wood Platform,[1] the suffix was later dropped.
The station platforms are accessed by ramps from Highfield Road, which crosses over the railway just north of the station. The ticket office is located at road level adjacent to the bridge crossing the railway.[1]
Services
During Monday to Saturday daytimes:
- 3 trains per hour northbound to Birmingham Moor Street and Birmingham Snow Hill continuing to Stourbridge Junction, with some trains continuing onward to Kidderminster and Worcester.
- 3 trains per hour southbound to Whitlocks End, one of which continues to Stratford-upon-Avon.
On Sundays, there is an hourly train between Worcester, Birmingham, Shirley and Stratford-upon-Avon.[2]
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hall Green | London Midland North Warwickshire Line |
Shirley | ||
References
- 1 2 "Yardley Wood Platform". Warwickshire Railways. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ↑ Table 71 National Rail timetable, May 2016
External links
- Train times and station information for Yardley Wood railway station from National Rail
- Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Yardley Wood station
- Warwickshire Railways: Yardley Wood station
Coordinates: 52°25′19″N 1°51′14″W / 52.422°N 1.854°W