Tame Bridge Parkway
National Rail
General information
LocationStone Cross, Sandwell
England
Coordinates52°33′08″N 1°58′34″W / 52.552257°N 1.975991°W / 52.552257; -1.975991
Grid referenceSP017949
Managed byWest Midlands Railway
Transit authorityTransport for West Midlands
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeTAB
Fare zone4
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Opened1990
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.672 million
2019/20Decrease 0.665 million
2020/21Decrease 0.120 million
2021/22Increase 0.353 million
2022/23Increase 0.505 million
Location
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Tame Bridge Parkway is a railway station in the north of the borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands, England, close to the boundary with Walsall. The station is operated by West Midlands Railway. It is situated on the Chase Line 9 miles (14 km) north of Birmingham New Street, part of the former Grand Junction Railway, opened in 1837.

The station was opened by British Rail in 1990, having been built at a cost of £600,000. It takes its name from the nearby River Tame.

Pedestrian and vehicular access is via the A4031 Walsall Road.

In early 2023, land adjacent to the station was used as a filming location for the BBC One drama This Town, produced by Steven Knight.[1]

Services

As of 2023, the following services call at this station on Mondays to Saturdays:[2]

On Sundays services are 1tph for each of the above.

All services are provided by West Midlands Trains under the brand West Midlands Railway, with services to and from Crewe branded as London Northwestern Railway services.

In 2019, some services ran to and from Coventry or occasionally London Euston, and were therefore branded as London Northwestern Railway services.[3]

Notes

  1. Walton, Daniel. "Video and pictures as filming takes place under M5 and M6 bridges for new Steven Knight drama". www.shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  2. "Train Timetables and Schedules | Tame Bridge Parkway". West Midlands Railway.
  3. "West Midlands Railway - Timetable - Chase Line (May 2019)" (PDF).
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