Acocks Green railway station (previously known as Acocks Green & South Yardley) serves the
Acocks Green
Acocks Green is an area and ward of southeast Birmingham, England. It is named after the Acock family, who built a large house there in 1370. Acocks Green is one of four wards making up Yardley formal district. It is occasionally spelled "Acoc ...
area of
Birmingham
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, in the
West Midlands
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region of
England
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. Pre-nationalisation a GWR station on their main line from London (Paddington) to Birkenhead (Woodside) the station is now served by
West Midlands Railway
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, who manage the station.
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
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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
West Midlands Railway
West Midlands Trains (WMT) is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It operates passenger trains on the West Midlands franchise between London and the English Midlands under two trade names: West Midlands Railway (WMR) (within the ...
on the
Snow Hill Lines. Services operate every 30 minutes in each direction.
*2 trains per hour run westbound to , continuing to and/or via , , and
*2 trains per hour operate eastbound to via , one of which continues to . Two evening services extend to via .
Acocks Green is no longer served by Chiltern Railways services as of the May 2023 timetable change.
Services used to run southbound towards , and .
References
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External links
Photographs of Acocks Green stationat warwickshirerailways.com
Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Acocks Green station*Network West Midlands station pag
Station on navigable O.S. map
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Railway stations in Birmingham, West Midlands
DfT Category E stations
Former Great Western Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1852
Railway stations served by West Midlands Trains
1852 establishments in England