Acocks Green railway station (previously known as Acocks Green & South Yardley) serves the Acocks Green area of Birmingham, in the West Midlands region of England. Pre-nationalisation a GWR station on their main line from London (Paddington) to Birkenhead (Woodside) the station is now served by West Midlands Railway, who manage the station.

Acocks Green
National Rail
Acocks Green Railway Station, with the old Centro logo (August 2006)
General information
LocationAcocks Green, City of Birmingham
England
Coordinates52°26′56″N 1°49′05″W / 52.449°N 1.818°W / 52.449; -1.818
Grid referenceSP123835
Managed byWest Midlands Trains
Transit authorityTransport for West Midlands
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeACG
Fare zone3
ClassificationDfT category E
Key dates
1 October 1852Station opens as Acocks Green
1878Station renamed Acocks Green and South Yardley
6 May 1968Station renamed Acocks Green
Passengers
2019/20Increase 0.551 million
2020/21Decrease 0.139 million
2021/22Increase 0.272 million
2022/23Increase 0.305 million
2023/24Increase 0.372 million
Location
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Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

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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

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The remaining platforms in 2011

The station is served by West Midlands Railway on the Snow Hill Lines.[1][2] Services operate every 30 minutes in each direction.

Acocks Green is no longer served by Chiltern Railways services as of the May 2023 timetable change.[3][4] Services used to run southbound towards Banbury, High Wycombe and Marylebone.

Preceding station   National Rail Following station
Olton   West Midlands Railway
Stratford - Birmingham - Worcester via Kidderminster
Snow Hill lines
  Tyseley or Small Heath
  West Midlands Railway
Leamington - Birmingham - Worcester
 

References

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  1. ^ "Train timetables and schedules | Acocks Green".
  2. ^ "Train times | Snow Hill Lines - Worcester to Birmingham Snow Hill, Solihull and Stratford upon Avon | 21 May until 9 December 2023". West Midlands Railway.
  3. ^ "Timetable - 21 May 2023 - December 2023: London to High Wycombe, Bicester, Oxford, Banbury, Leamington Spa, Stratford-upon-Avon and Birmingham". Chiltern Railways.
  4. ^ "Our timetables have changed". Chiltern Railways.
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