Bloxwich railway station

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Bloxwich

Location
Place	Bloxwich
Local authority	Walsall
Operations
Station code	BLX
Managed by	London Midland
Platforms in use	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	16,080
2005/06 *	16,317
2006/07 *	21,129
2007/08 *	24,003
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	West Midlands
Zone	5
History
Opened 1989 (1989)
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bloxwich from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Bloxwich railway station serves the town of Bloxwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by London Midland.

[edit] 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. An earlier Bloxwich station existed a few hundred yards to the south, just north of the level crossing and adjacent to the existing Bloxwich Signal Box. That station closed to passengers on 18/01/1965 and to goods on 10/08/1964.

[edit] Services

Typically, Monday to Saturday daytimes, Bloxwich is served by one train per hour in each direction between Birmingham New Street and Rugeley Trent Valley where connections to Stafford, Stoke on Trent and Crewe are available, although a small number of trains (2 per day on weekdays) terminate at Hednesford. Services are usually operated by Class 170 diesel trains. During the morning and evening peak, trains to Walsall and Birmingham run at an increased 30 minute frequency.

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Train times and station information for Bloxwich railway station from National Rail

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Walsall		London Midland Walsall Line		Bloxwich North

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