Bloxwich North
Bloxwich North in 2019
General information
Location	Bloxwich, Walsall England
Grid reference	SJ989029
Managed by	West Midlands Railway
Transit authority	Transport for West Midlands
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	BWN
Fare zone	5
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
2 October 1990	Opened
Passengers
2018/19	47,238
2019/20	55,878
2020/21	11,460
2021/22	59,526
2022/23	77,770
Location
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Bloxwich North railway station serves the town of Bloxwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by West Midlands Trains.

History

The Chase Line from Walsall to Hednesford was reopened by British Rail to passenger trains in 1989. Bloxwich North station opened the following year, on 2 October 1990,^[1] to serve an area of new housing on the northern edge of the town. Initially, the station was just opened experimentally, although it has remained in place since then. Before opening, the station was known as Broad Lane,^[1][2] and it was possible to buy tickets to or from there to supplement a West Midlands pass.

Services

Typically, Monday to Saturday daytimes, Bloxwich North is served a half-hourly service in each direction, southbound to Birmingham International via Walsall and Birmingham New Street and northbound to Rugeley Trent Valley,^[3] where connections to Stafford, Stoke-on-Trent, and Crewe are available, although a small number of trains (1 per day on weekdays & Sundays) start/terminate at Hednesford. Services are usually operated by Class 350 electric trains. Journey times are typically 9 minutes to Walsall and 31 minutes to Birmingham New Street.^[4]