Bloxwich railway station

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General information
Location	Walsall
Managed by	West Midlands Railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	BLX
Fare zone	5
Key dates
1 February 1858	Opened
10 August 1964	Closed to Goods
18 January 1965	Closed to Passengers
17 April 1989	Reopened on new site

Bloxwich railway station serves Bloxwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by West Midlands Railway.

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 under British Rail. 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 (which in April 2011 retained its London Midland Region of British Railways white-on-maroon enamel sign). That station closed to passengers on 18 January 1965 and to goods on 10 August 1964.

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) start/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. Journey times are typically 7 minutes to Walsall and 31 minutes to Birmingham New Street.

The original London & North Western Railway station closed in 1965

External links

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

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Bloxwich North		West Midlands Railway Walsall Line		Walsall