Wythall railway station explained

Wythall
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:rail
Borough:Wythall, Bromsgrove
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Manager:West Midlands Trains
Platforms:2
Code:WYT
Zone:5
Classification:DfT category E
Transit Authority:Transport for West Midlands
Years:1 July 1908
Events:Opened as Grimes Hill Platform
Years1:12 July 1914
Events1:Renamed Grimes Hill & Wythall Halt
Years2:11 July 1927
Events2:Renamed Grimes Hill and Wythall Platform
Years3:6 May 1974
Events3:Renamed Wythall
Footnotes:Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:13

Wythall railway station (formerly Grimes Hill Platform, Grimes Hill & Wythall Halt and Grimes Hill and Wythall Platform) serves the village of Wythall in Worcestershire, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by West Midlands Trains.

Although situated just outside the West Midlands county, the station lies within the area supported by Transport for West Midlands given its proximity to Tidbury Green, and therefore TfWM-issued tickets for train travel are valid for travel to the station, but TfWM-issued bus tickets are not. London Midland closed the ticket office in 2011.[1]

The station opened as Grimes Hill Platform on 1 July 1908. It then became Grimes Hill & Wythall Halt on 12 July 1914; Grimes Hill and Wythall Platform on 11 July 1927; the suffix was dropped on 9 July 1934 and it finally became Wythall on 6 May 1974.[2]

Services

The station is served by hourly trains in each direction between and, with most Birmingham services continuing through to . There is also an hourly Sunday service in each direction, to and Stratford.

External links

52.38°N -1.866°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Proposed changes to ticket office opening hours . 24 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110811070757/http://www.londonmidland.com/your-journey/proposed-changes-to-ticket-office-opening-hours/ . 11 August 2011 . dead . dmy-all .
  2. J.N. . Slater . July 1974 . Notes and News: Stations renamed by LMR . . 120 . 879 . IPC Transport Press Ltd . London . 0033-8923 . 363 .