Witton railway station

Not to be confused with Whitton railway station.
Witton National Rail

Witton station platforms.
Location
Place Witton
Local authority Birmingham
Coordinates 52°30′43″N 1°52′59″W / 52.512°N 1.883°W / 52.512; -1.883Coordinates: 52°30′43″N 1°52′59″W / 52.512°N 1.883°W / 52.512; -1.883
Grid reference SP079904
Operations
Station code WTT
Managed by London Midland
Number of platforms 2
DfT category E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2009/10 Increase 170,228
2011/12 Increase 265,682
2012/13 Decrease 253,956
2013/14 Increase 270,666
2014/15 Decrease 262,616
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE West Midlands
Zone 2
History
Key dates Opened 1876 (1876)
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Witton from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Witton railway station serves the Witton area of the city of Birmingham, England. It is situated on the Birmingham-Walsall Line, part of the former Grand Junction Railway, opened in 1837. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by London Midland.

The station sits above Witton Road, the A4040 Outer Ring Road, as the railway line here is on an embankment. It is the closest station to Villa Park, home of Aston Villa F.C.. Under Villa owner Randy Lerner, there have been discussions on changing the name of Witton Station to Villa Park as is the case with West Bromwich Albion's local railway station, The Hawthorns. Aston Villa's former CEO, Bruce Langham, has said that the West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive (Centro) are amenable to the idea as long as it is done at the expense of the club. No action has yet been taken.[1]

Services

Witton is served by trains between Wolverhampton and Walsall via Birmingham New Street, operating every 30 minutes Monday-Saturday daytimes and every 60 minutes evenings and Sundays.[2] These services are operated by Class 323 electric trains.

London Midland have proposed closure of the ticket office, which has now been approved by the Department for Transport.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Minutes of meeting" (PDF). Aston Villa Supporters Trust. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2007.
  2. ↑ GB eNRT December 2015 edition, Table 70
  3. ↑ "Proposed changes to ticket office opening hours". Retrieved 24 July 2011.

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