Tame Bridge Parkway railway station

Railway station in the West Midlands, England

52°33′08″N 1°58′34″W / 52.552257°N 1.975991°W / 52.552257; -1.975991Grid referenceSP017949Managed byWest Midlands RailwayTransit authorityTransport for West MidlandsPlatforms2Other informationStation codeTABFare zone4ClassificationDfT category EHistoryOpened1990Passengers2018/19Increase 0.672 million2019/20Decrease 0.665 million2020/21Decrease 0.120 million2021/22Increase 0.353 million2022/23Increase 0.505 million
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Tame Bridge Parkway is a railway station in the north of the borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands, England, close to the boundary with Walsall. The station is operated by West Midlands Railway. It is situated on the Chase Line 9 miles (14 km) north of Birmingham New Street, part of the former Grand Junction Railway, opened in 1837.

The station was opened by British Rail in 1990, having been built at a cost of £600,000. It takes its name from the nearby River Tame.

Pedestrian and vehicular access is via the A4031 Walsall Road.

In early 2023, land adjacent to the station was used as a filming location for the BBC One drama This Town, produced by Steven Knight.[1]

Services

As of December 2023[update], the following services call at this station on Mondays to Saturdays:[2]

On Sundays services are 1tph for each of the above.

All current services are provided by West Midlands Trains under the brand West Midlands Railway.

In 2019, some services ran to and from Coventry or London Euston, and were therefore branded as London Northwestern Railway services.[3]

The station was previously served by trains between Birmingham New Street and Crewe, via Stoke-on-Trent, but the service was cut back to starting at Stafford in the December 2023 timetable change.[4][5]

Nearby bus stops on the Walsall Road offer regular bus links on services 4, 4H, 4M and 45 to Walsall, West Bromwich, Oldbury, Blackheath, Halesowen and Merry Hill Centre.

Preceding station   National Rail National Rail   Following station
West Midlands Railway
non-stop
towards Walsall
  Future services  
West Midlands Railway
  Previous services  
West Midlands Railway
Birmingham – Stoke – Crewe

Notes

  1. ^ Walton, Daniel. "Video and pictures as filming takes place under M5 and M6 bridges for new Steven Knight drama". www.shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Train Timetables and Schedules | Tame Bridge Parkway". West Midlands Railway.
  3. ^ "West Midlands Railway - Timetable - Chase Line (May 2019)" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Timetable | Crewe to Stafford via Stoke-on-Trent | 21 May 2023 until 9 December 2023". West Midlands Railway.
  5. ^ "Timetable Change: Sunday 10 December 2023". London Northwestern Railway. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023.

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