Acocks Green railway station

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General information
Location	City of Birmingham
Managed by	London Midland
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	ACG
Fare zone	3
Key dates
1 October 1852	Station opens as Acocks Green
1878	Station renamed Acocks Green and South Yardley
6 May 1968	Station renamed Acocks Green

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.

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. The Birmingham trains continue to either Stourbridge Junction or Kidderminster. One Dorridge service per hour continues to Stratford-upon-Avon, in peak hours some services extend to Leamington Spa.

The remaining platforms

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Tyseley		Chiltern Railways London - Birmingham		Olton
Tyseley		London Midland Leamington-Worcester		Olton

References

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
• Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
• Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.

External links

• Photographs of Acocks Green station at warwickshirerailways.com
• Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Acocks Green station
• Network West Midlands station page [1]
• Station on navigable O.S. map