Wythall railway station

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.

Wythall
General information
Location	Wythall, Bromsgrove England
Grid reference	SP092758
Managed by	West Midlands Trains
Transit authority	Transport for West Midlands
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	WYT
Fare zone	5
Classification	DfT category E
Key dates
1 July 1908	Opened as Grimes Hill Platform
12 July 1914	Renamed Grimes Hill & Wythall Halt
11 July 1927	Renamed Grimes Hill and Wythall Platform
6 May 1974	Renamed Wythall
Passengers
2019/20	68,712
2020/21	16,442
2021/22	46,348
2022/23	51,570
2023/24	58,554
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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 Birmingham Snow Hill and Stratford-upon-Avon, with most Birmingham services continuing through to Stourbridge Junction.^[3] There is also an hourly Sunday service in each direction, to Worcester Foregate Street and Stratford.

References

1. "Proposed changes to ticket office opening hours". Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
2. Slater, J.N., ed. (July 1974). "Notes and News: Stations renamed by LMR". Railway Magazine. 120 (879). London: IPC Transport Press Ltd: 363. ISSN 0033-8923.
3. Table 71 National Rail timetable, May 2016

External links

• Train times and station information for Wythall railway station from National Rail
• Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Wythall station

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Whitlocks End		West Midlands Railway North Warwickshire Line		Earlswood

52.380°N 1.866°W / 52.380; -1.866