Rowley Regis railway station


Rowley Regis railway station serves the towns of Blackheath and Rowley Regis in the county of the West Midlands, England. It is located on the Kidderminster Line">Kidderminster railway station">Kidderminster Line. The station is managed by West Midlands Railway, who provide the majority of train services; there are also occasional services provided by Chiltern Railways.

History

The station was opened in 1867 by the Great [Western Railway] on their line from Birmingham to Stourbridge Junction and was known as Rowley Regis & Blackheath until 1968. Goods facilities were withdrawn on 1 July 1963.

Services

During Mondays to Saturdays, there are typically trains around every 15 minutes in each direction, operated by West Midlands Railway, between and Birmingham Snow [Hill railway station|Birmingham Snow Hill] via. 2tph of these continue beyond Kidderminster to Worcester [Foregate Street railway station|Worcester Foregate Street] with some continuing to. Services continue beyond Birmingham to Whitlocks End, Stratford-upon-Avon, with 1tph via and and 1tph via Whitlocks End, and Dorridge. Two evening services instead continue to Leamington Spa. On Sundays, there are typically two West Midlands Trains services per hour.
There is also 1 morning train to/from London Marylebone, and 3 evening trains to Stourbridge Junction only operated by Chiltern Railways. This ran to/from from September 2002 to May 2023.