Wylde Green railway station is a railway station serving northern Wylde Green and Boldmere in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, England. It is on the Redditch/Bromsgrove-Birmingham New Street-Lichfield Cross-City Line 6+1⁄2 miles (10.5 km) north east of Birmingham New Street, and is in Centro fare zone 4.

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Wylde Green
Wylde Green station in 2023, looking towards Sutton Coldfield
General information
Location	Wylde Green, Birmingham England
Coordinates	52.546°N 1.831°W / 52.546; -1.831
Grid reference	SP114942
Managed by	West Midlands Railway
Transit authority	Transport for West Midlands
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	WYL
Fare zone	4
Classification	DfT category E
Key dates
1862	Opened
Passengers
2018/19	0.678 million
2019/20	0.668 million
2020/21	0.113 million
2021/22	0.302 million
2022/23	0.389 million
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Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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Pedestrian and vehicular access is via Station Road, with pedestrian access also available from Highbridge Road. The platforms are above the former road, but below the latter.

Despite the station name, Chester Road railway station is located closer to Wylde Green's shopping centre, The Lanes.

The station was opened on 2 June 1862, when the LNWR Birmingham to Sutton Coldfield railway line was completed and later operated by the LMS.

The station has a car park.

There is a ticket office situated before the platform 2 entrance, with a ticket vending machine located next to it.^[1]

There are shelters at the end of each platform, with seated areas located there.^[2]

The station is served by West Midlands Trains with local Transport for West Midlands branded "Cross-City" services, operated by Class 323 and Class 730 Electric multiple units.^[3][4]

The off-peak service pattern is as follows:

Mondays to Saturdays:

• 4tph northbound to Four Oaks via Sutton Coldfield, departing from Platform 1.
  • Of which:
    • 2tph continue to Lichfield Trent Valley via Lichfield City.
• 4tph southbound to Longbridge via Birmingham New Street and University, departing from Platform 2.
  • Of which:
    • 2tph continue to Redditch via Alvechurch, calling at all stations.
    • 2tph continue to Bromsgrove calling at all stations except Duddeston, 1tph does not call at Barnt Green.

Sundays:

• 2tph northbound to Lichfield Trent Valley.
• 2tph southbound to Redditch.

Services on Sundays call at all stations between Lichfield T.V. and Redditch.

The average journey time to Birmingham New Street is around 18 minutes.^[5][6]

More information Preceding station, National Rail ...

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Sutton Coldfield		West Midlands Railway Lichfield – Four Oaks – Birmingham – Bromsgrove/Redditch Cross-City Line		Chester Road

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