Acocks Green railway station
Acocks Green railway station (previously known as Acocks Green & South Yardley) 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 (Paddington) to Birkenhead (Woodside) the station is now served by West Midlands Railway, who manage the station, and by Chiltern Railways. 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 (and loop) 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 three trains per hour in each direction between and Mondays to Saturdays and one per hour each way on Sundays. The Birmingham trains continue to either , or . One Dorridge service per hour continues to , in peak hours some services extend to .