Witton Station - A Villa Park railway station in Birmingham!

Witton Station on the Chase Line is one of two railway stations that can be used by football fans travelling to Villa Park for an Aston Villa match. Station originally opened in 1876.


Where is Witton Station?

Witton Station is on Witton Road, Witton, Birmingham, B6 6QU

 

In brief

The former Grand Junction Railway opened a station at Witton in 1837 on the Birmingham to Walsall line. The line through the station was electrified in 1966. The station is on the Witton Road, and is the closest of two stations to Villa Park, home of Aston Villa FC. The ticket office was closed by 2013 so the station is now unmanned. Trains are every 30 minutes on the Walsall to Wolverhampton via Birmingham New Street Line (in both directions). Services are every 60 minutes on Sunday's and in the evenings. The line was used by Class 323 Electric Multiple Units, but is now used by the Class 350's.

Witton StationLondon Midland 323215 at Witton Station (September 2012). Photography by Elliott Brown

 

Since West Midlands Trains took over from London Midland in late 2017, the Walsall to Rugeley Trent Valley electrification was complete, and they now use London Northwestern Railway Class 350's (under West Midlands Railway). Those trains usually go via the Soho Loop. But trains from Wolverhampton go via Birmingham New Street towards Walsall, which was formerly used by the Class 323's (normally on the Cross City Line).

Witton StationLondon Northwestern Railway 350 264 - Witton Station (March 2022). Photography by Elliott Brown

Project dates

22 Mar 2022 - On-going

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