Smethwick Rolfe Street railway station

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General information
Location	Sandwell
Managed by	London Midland
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	SMR
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	1852

Smethwick Rolfe Street is one of two railway stations serving the town of Smethwick, West Midlands, England. It is situated on the Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line 3¼ miles (5 km) north west of Birmingham New Street. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by London Midland. The other station serving Smethwick is Smethwick Galton Bridge, which is the next stop up the line.

History

The station was opened in 1852 by the London and North Western Railway as part of the Stour Valley Line from Birmingham to Wolverhampton.

Services

The station is served by two trains per hour in each direction Mondays to Saturdays, by the local service between Wolverhampton, Birmingham New Street and Walsall via Aston. On Sundays, the service runs hourly between New Street and Wolverhampton only.

These are usually operated by Class 323 EMUs, but occasionally Class 350s operate this service.

Arriva Trains Wales and Virgin Trains run through the station but do not stop. Arriva Trains Wales call at the nearby station of Smethwick Galton Bridge en route to Holyhead or Aberystwyth.

The station platforms.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Birmingham New Street		London Midland Walsall/Birmingham - Wolverhampton		Smethwick Galton Bridge
	Historical railways
Soho Line open, station closed		London and North Western Railway & Great Western Railway		Smethwick West Line open, station closed

External links

• Train times and station information for Smethwick Rolfe Street railway station from National Rail
• Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Smethwick Rolfe Street station