Tipton railway station is located in the town of

Tipton Tipton is an industrial town in the West Midlands in England with a population of around 38,777 at the 2011 UK Census. It is located northwest of Birmingham. Tipton was once one of the most heavily industrialised towns in the Black Country, w ...

in the borough of Sandwell,

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and was known as Tipton Owen Street until 1968. It is situated on the

West Coast Main Line The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important railway corridors in the United Kingdom, connecting the major cities of London and Glasgow with branches to Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester and Edinburgh. It is one of the busiest ...

. The station is operated by

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, which also provides all services. At the southern end of the station, there was a

level crossing A level crossing is an intersection where a railway line crosses a road, path, or (in rare situations) airport runway, at the same level, as opposed to the railway line crossing over or under using an overpass or tunnel. The term a ...

, though this was closed in January 2010 on the opening of a relief road which undercuts the railway. The station was closed in early 2010 for refurbishment which allowed the platforms to be extended to accommodate longer trains than previously. The redevelopment also included new waiting areas, easier access to the station, increased car park size, new subway, improved security and a new bus interchange.

Services

is served by

services between

Walsall Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre in the West Midlands County, England. Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located north-west of Birmingham, east of Wolverhampton and from Lichfield. Walsall is th ...

and

Wolverhampton Wolverhampton () is a city, metropolitan borough and administrative centre in the West Midlands, England. The population size has increased by 5.7%, from around 249,500 in 2011 to 263,700 in 2021. People from the city are called "Wulfrunians ...

, which are sponsored by

Transport for West Midlands Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) is the public body responsible for co-ordinating transport services in the West Midlands metropolitan county in England. It is an executive body of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), with bus franch ...

. During Monday-Saturday daytime, there is a train every half-hour, which calls at all stations between Wolverhampton and Walsall via

Birmingham New Street Birmingham New Street is the largest and busiest of the three main railway stations in Birmingham city centre, England, and a central hub of the British railway system. It is a major destination for Avanti West Coast services from , and vi ...

and . On Sundays, there is typically one train per hour between Birmingham and Wolverhampton only.GB eNRT May 2016 Edition, Table 68 Three Main

Express services call at this railway station - the first is a morning peak service from Crewe to New Street; the second evening peak service from

to Shrewsbury; and the third is the final service from Birmingham New Street to Crewe.

Nearby attractions

Black Country Living Museum The Black Country Living Museum (formerly the Black Country Museum) is an open-air museum of rebuilt historic buildings in Dudley, West Midlands, England.

Dudley Zoo Dudley Zoological Gardens is a zoo located within the grounds of Dudley Castle in the town of Dudley, in the Black Country region of the West Midlands, England. The Zoo opened to the public on 18 May 1937. It contains 12 modernist animal encl ...

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Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Tipton station
{{coord, 52.530, N, 2.066, W, type:railwaystation_region:GB, display=title Tipton Railway stations in Sandwell DfT Category E stations Former London and North Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1852 Railway stations served by West Midlands Trains 1852 establishments in England