Tame Bridge Parkway railway station

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 with some services being supplemented by London Northwestern Railway. It is situated on the Walsall Line 9 miles (14 km) north of Birmingham New Street, part of the former Grand Junction Railway, opened in 1837.

Tame Bridge Parkway
LocationStone Cross, Sandwell
England
Coordinates52.552257°N 1.975991°W / 52.552257; -1.975991
Grid referenceSP017949
Managed byWest Midlands Railway and London Northwestern Railway
Transit authorityTransport for West Midlands
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeTAB
Fare zone4
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Opened1990
Passengers
2015/16 0.578 million
2016/17 0.589 million
2017/18 0.593 million
2018/19 0.672 million
2019/20 0.665 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.

Services

Typically, Monday to Saturday daytimes there are four trains per hour in each direction. Services southbound travel via Birmingham New Street, with two trains per hour continuing to Birmingham International; one of which continues to London Euston. There are two trains per hour to Wolverhampton stopping at local stations. Northbound, there are four trains per hour to Walsall; two services per hour continue to Rugeley Trent Valley.[1] Some Wolverhampton services are extended to/from Shrewsbury.

On Sundays, a reduced service operates with long-distance services terminating at Coventry.

Notes
  1. "West Midlands Railway - Timetable - Chase Line" (PDF).
Preceding station   National Rail   Following station
West Midlands Railway
West Midlands Railway
Wolverhampton-Birmingham-Walsall
London Northwestern Railway
London-Rugeley via Birmingham
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