The Hawthorns station

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The Hawthorns

Location
Place	West Bromwich
Local authority	Sandwell
Coordinates	52°30′18″N 1°57′50″W / 52.505°N 1.964°W / 52.505; -1.964Coordinates: 52°30′18″N 1°57′50″W / 52.505°N 1.964°W / 52.505; -1.964
Operations
Station code	THW
Managed by	London Midland
Platforms in use	2 (train) + 2 (metro)
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	97,942
2005/06 *	127,195
2006/07 *	145,681
2007/08 *	157,170
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	West Midlands
Zone	2
History
1995	Opened
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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 The Hawthorns from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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The Hawthorns station is a railway station and tram stop, opened in 1995 in Sandwell , near Birmingham, West Midlands, England. The station shares its name with the local football ground, The Hawthorns, the home of West Bromwich Albion F.C., which it serves.

The station serves both Midland Metro (opened 1999) and is 5 km (3¼ miles) north of Birmingham Snow Hill on the third cross city line from Leamington Spa to Kidderminster. The service is operated by London Midland.

The station sits on part of the site once occupied by The Hawthorns Halt which was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1931, on their line from Birmingham Snow Hill to Wolverhampton Low Level. It served football specials and as such was not deemed worthy of 'station' status. It consisted of three platforms: platform 3 catering for return travel to Stourbridge, with platforms 1 and 2 being sited the other side of Halfords Lane. The halt closed in 1968.

Pedestrian and vehicular access is via Halfords Lane.

Its passenger numbers are assisted with free parking and its close proximity to Junction 1 of the M5.

Extra services are laid on around the time of football matches to assist fans in travelling to and from the match.

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Train times and station information for The Hawthorns station from National Rail
Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: The Hawthorns station

Preceding station		Following station
Handsworth, Booth Street	Line 1	Kenrick Park
National Rail
Jewellery Quarter	London Midland Snow Hill-Worcester	Smethwick Galton Bridge
Jewellery Quarter	Chiltern Railways London-Kidderminster	Smethwick Galton Bridge
Disused railways
Handsworth and Smethwick	Great Western Railway Later British Rail Birmingham-Wolverhampton (1931-1968)	West Bromwich

Railway stations in the West Midlands county

Open stations

Birmingham	Acocks Green • Adderley Park • Aston • Birmingham Moor Street • Birmingham New Street • Birmingham Snow Hill • Blake Street • Bordesley • Bournville • Butlers Lane • Chester Road • Duddeston • Erdington • Five Ways • Four Oaks • Gravelly Hill • Hall Green • Hamstead • Jewellery Quarter • Kings Norton • Lea Hall • Longbridge • Northfield • Perry Barr • Selly Oak • Small Heath • Spring Road • Stechford • Sutton Coldfield • Tyseley • University • Witton • Wylde Green • Yardley Wood

Coventry	Canley • Coventry • Tile Hill

Dudley	Coseley • Lye • Stourbridge Junction • Stourbridge Town

Sandwell	Bescot Stadium • Cradley Heath • Dudley Port • Langley Green • Old Hill • Rowley Regis • Sandwell and Dudley • Smethwick Galton Bridge • Smethwick Rolfe Street • Tame Bridge Parkway • The Hawthorns • Tipton

Solihull	Berkswell • Birmingham International • Dorridge • Earlswood • Hampton-in-Arden • Marston Green • Olton • Shirley • Solihull • Whitlocks End • Widney Manor

Walsall	Bloxwich • Bloxwich North • Walsall

Wolverhampton	Wolverhampton

Outside West Midlands county, but within the Centro area	Wythall