Coseley railway station
Coseley  | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Coseley, Dudley England | ||||
| Grid reference | SO942941 | ||||
| Managed by | West Midlands Railway | ||||
| Transit authority | Transport for West Midlands | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | CSY | ||||
| Fare zone | 5 | ||||
| Classification | DfT category E | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1902 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  0.551 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 0.105 million | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.374 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.516 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.483 million | ||||
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Coseley railway station is located in the Coseley area of the borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England. It is situated on the Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford branch of the West Coast Main Line. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by West Midlands Trains.[1]
History
[edit]The present Coseley station opened in 1902. It replaced an earlier station, named Deepfields and Coseley, which opened in 1852 and was situated 400 yards (370 m) along the track.
Services
[edit]Coseley is served by West Midlands Trains using Class 350 and Class 730 Electric multiple units.[2][3]
The typical service pattern is as follows:
Mondays to Saturdays:
- 3 trains per hour (tph) northbound to Wolverhampton, departing from Platform 2
- Of which:
- 1 tph continues to Liverpool Lime Street via Stafford, Crewe and Runcorn.[4]
- Of which:
- 3 trains per hour southbound to Birmingham New Street, departing from Platform 1
Previously the station was served by trains to Shrewsbury but the stop on these services was withdrawn in 2020 due largely to the COVID-19 travel restrictions. Bus service 229 stops outside offering links to Bilston Bus Station, Tipton and Dudley.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| West Midlands Railway | ||||
| Wolverhampton towards Liverpool Lime Street
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London Northwestern Railway Birmingham–Liverpool
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Smethwick Galton Bridge towards Birmingham New Street
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References
[edit]- ^ "Station Licence granted to West Midlands Trains Limited" (PDF). Office of Rail and Road. p. 23. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ "Class 730 fleet". West Midlands Railway.
- ^ "Train Timetables and Schedules | Coseley". West Midlands Railway.
- ^ "Timetable Change: Sunday 15th December". London Northwestern Railway. 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Train times | 2 June 2024 until 14 December 2024 | Wolverhampton to Birmingham via Smethwick". West Midlands Railway.
- ^ "Train times | 2 June 2024 until 14 December 2024 | Rugeley to Birmingham New Street via Walsall". West Midlands Railway.
External links
[edit]- Train times and station information for Coseley railway station from National Rail
- Rail Around Birmingham: Coseley railway station
52°32′42″N 2°05′10″W / 52.545°N 2.086°W
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