Acocks Green railway station explained

Acocks Green
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:rail
Borough:Acocks Green, City of Birmingham
Country:England
Coordinates:52.449°N -1.818°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Manager:West Midlands Trains
Platforms:2
Code:ACG
Zone:3
Classification:DfT category E
Transit Authority:Transport for West Midlands
Years:1 October 1852
Events:Station opens as Acocks Green
Years1:1878
Events1:Station renamed Acocks Green and South Yardley
Years2:6 May 1968
Events2:Station renamed Acocks Green
Footnotes:Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:13

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.

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 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.

Passenger volume

Passenger Volume at Acocks Green[1] !!2019-20!2020-21!2021-22!2022-23
Entries and exits551,230138,884271554304,906

Services

The station is served by West Midlands Railway on the Snow Hill Lines.[2] [3] 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.[4] [5] Services used to run southbound towards, and .

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Estimates of station usage ORR Data Portal . 31 Jul 2024 . dataportal.orr.gov.uk.
  2. Web site: Train timetables and schedules Acocks Green.
  3. Web site: Train times Snow Hill Lines - Worcester to Birmingham Snow Hill, Solihull and Stratford upon Avon 21 May until 9 December 2023. West Midlands Railway.
  4. Web site: Timetable - 21 May 2023 - December 2023: London to High Wycombe, Bicester, Oxford, Banbury, Leamington Spa, Stratford-upon-Avon and Birmingham. Chiltern Railways.
  5. Web site: Our timetables have changed. Chiltern Railways.