Bilbrook railway station

Bilbrook railway station is a station on the Great Western Railway's London Paddington to Birkenhead via Birmingham Snow Hill line serving the village of Bilbrook and part of Codsall in Staffordshire, England. This unstaffed station is a little unusual in that the platforms are staggered either side of a road overbridge. Selective door opening must be used on trains of more than three coaches because of the short platform lengths.

Bilbrook
LocationBilbrook, South Staffordshire
England
Grid referenceSJ875028
Managed byWest Midlands Trains
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeBBK
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened30 April 1934
Passengers
2015/16 0.118 million
2016/17 0.126 million
2017/18 0.129 million
2018/19 0.134 million
2019/20 0.124 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

It was known as Birches and Bilbrook Halt when opened, being renamed to Bilbrook on 6 May 1974.[1]

Services

Bilbrook is typically served Monday to Sunday by one train per hour in each direction between Birmingham New Street and Shrewsbury via Wolverhampton, with some extra trains at peak times on weekdays.[2][3] These services are operated by West Midlands Trains under the 'West Midlands Railway' brand using British Rail Class 170 Diesel Multiple Units, which will be replaced by British Rail Class 196 DMUs in 2021. [4]

Facilities

The station is unstaffed, but there is a ticket machine on platform 1 and covered waiting areas on both platforms. [5] There is a nearby bus stop with services operated by National Express West Midlands.

References
  1. Slater, J.N., ed. (July 1974). "Notes and News: Stations renamed by LMR". Railway Magazine. London: IPC Transport Press Ltd. 120 (879): 363. ISSN 0033-8923.
  2. "'Major' rail changes in timetable overhaul". BBC News. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  3. O'Brien, Lisa (13 March 2019). "New timetable includes later rail services between Shropshire and West Midlands". The Shropshire Star. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  4. https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/travel-information/whats-new/new-trains
  5. https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/travel-information/station-information/bbk

Further reading
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2009). Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury. Middleton Press. figs. 58-60. ISBN 9781906008444. OCLC 286385795.
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Wolverhampton   Transport for Wales
Birmingham - Chester		   Codsall
Wolverhampton   West Midlands Railway
Wolverhampton/Birmingham-Shrewsbury
Mondays-Saturdays only		   Codsall
Disused railways
Dunstall Park   Great Western Railway
Wolverhampton-Shrewsbury (1854-1968)		   Codsall


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