Bilbrook railway station

Bilbrook railway station is a railway station which serves the village of Bilbrook in Staffordshire, England. This unstaffed station is a little unusual in that the platforms are staggered either side of a road overbridge.

Bilbrook
National Rail
General information
LocationBilbrook, South Staffordshire
England
Grid referenceSJ875028
Managed byWest Midlands Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeBBK
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened30 April 1934
Passengers
2017/18Increase 0.129 million
2018/19Increase 0.134 million
2019/20Decrease 0.124 million
2020/21Decrease 19,808
2021/22Increase 79,802
Location
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 by one train per hour in each direction between Birmingham New Street and Shrewsbury via Wolverhampton which calls at all local stations from Wolverhampton - Shrewsbury. There's also an additional service in each direction in the morning and evening peak. These services are operated by West Midlands Trains with just 1 Transport for Wales service a day Monday-Saturday and 2 a day on Sunday's . On Sundays, there is one train every hour in each direction operated by West Midlands Trains which again calls at all local stations from Wolverhampton - Shrewsbury. West Midlands Railway operate these services using British Rail Class 170 Diesel Multiple Units, which are currently being withdrawn as the British Rail Class 196 Diesel Multiple Units enter service. . .[2]

Facilities

The station is unstaffed, but there is a ticket machine on platform 1 and covered waiting areas on both platforms.[3] 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. "New Trains | West Midlands Railway".
  3. "Bilbrook Train Station | Trains to Bilbrook | West Midlands Railway".

Further reading
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2009). Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury. Middleton Press. figs. 58-60. ISBN 9781906008444. OCLC 286385795.
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Preceding station National Rail 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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