Acocks Green railway station
Acocks Green railway station serves the Acocks Green area of Birmingham, in the West Midlands region of England. Pre-nationalisation a GWR station on their main line from London to Birkenhead the station is now served by West Midlands Railway, who manage the station.
History
Acocks Green was built to connect the local community to the industrialised areas of the city. Although the station never had a goods yard, Acocks Green boasted 4 platforms, and a loop line on the northbound slow line. British Rail rationalisation led to the removal of the slow lines in both directions and the demolition of one island platform to allow for the construction of the current car park.Services
The station is served by West Midlands Railway on the Snow Hill Lines. Services operate every 30 minutes in each direction.- 2 trains per hour run westbound to, continuing to and/or via,, and
- 2 trains per hour operate eastbound to via, one of which continues to. Two evening services extend to via.