Bloxwich North railway station
Railway station in the West Midlands, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bloxwich North railway station serves the town of Bloxwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by West Midlands Railway.
Bloxwich North  | |||||
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.jpg) Bloxwich North in 2019 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Bloxwich, Walsall England | ||||
| Grid reference | SJ989029 | ||||
| Managed by | West Midlands Railway | ||||
| Transit authority | Transport for West Midlands | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | BWN | ||||
| Fare zone | 5 | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | London Midland Region of British Railways | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 2 October 1990 | Opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 |  47,238 | ||||
| 2019/20 | 55,878 | ||||
| 2020/21 |  11,460 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 59,526 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 77,770 | ||||
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The Chase Line from Walsall to Hednesford was reopened by British Rail to passenger trains in 1989. Bloxwich North station opened the following year, on 2 October 1990,[1] to serve an area of new housing on the northern edge of the town. Initially, the station was just opened experimentally, although it has remained in place since then. Before opening, the station was known as Broad Lane,[1][2] and it was possible to buy tickets to or from there to supplement a West Midlands pass.
Typically, Monday to Saturday daytimes, Bloxwich North is served a half-hourly service in each direction, southbound to Birmingham International via Walsall and Birmingham New Street and northbound to Rugeley Trent Valley,[3] where connections to Stafford, Stoke-on-Trent, and Crewe are available, although a small number of trains (1 per day on weekdays & Sundays) start/terminate at Hednesford. Services are usually operated by Class 350 electric trains. Journey times are typically 9 minutes to Walsall and 31 minutes to Birmingham New Street.[4] Bus services 31 and X51 stop nearby and offer links to Bloxwich and Walsall Town Centres, Leamore, Great Wyrley, Landywood Station and Cannock.
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