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Four Oaks Station is on the Cross City Line, north of Sutton Coldfield in Birmingham. The station opened in 1884. It is the northern terminus for trains that don't go to Lichfield.
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Gravelly Hill Station is on the Cross City Line and is between Aston and Erdington. It is the first station after passing under Spaghetti Junction and the M6 motorway.
Erdington Station is on the Cross City Line in north Birmingham. First opened in 1862. It is close to the Erdington High Street. Frequent trains between Lichfield and Redditch via New Street.
Chester Road Station is in Erdington, south of Sutton Coldfield in Birmingham, part of the Cross City Line. It originally opened here in 1862. Close to Wylde Green and Pype Hayes.
Selly Oak Station is on the Cross City Line near the Bristol Road. The station originally opened in 1876, and has been part of the Cross City Line since 1978.
Bournville Station on the Cross City Line is the station to use for a visit to Cadbury World and Bournville Village. Opened back in 1876. It is next to the Worcester & Birmingham Canal.
Stechford Station is on the West Coast Mainline between Birmingham New Street and Coventry. The original station opened here in 1844. A new footbridge with lifts was opened in 2020.
Great Hampton Street is an area with a fascinating history. Together with developers Cordia Blackswan and together with a growing community of contributors, we look back in time!
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.
Aston Station serves both Villa Park for Aston Villa FC, as well as Aston Hall & Park. It is where the Chase and Cross City Line's split just before Spaghetti Junction. Opened 1837.
Butlers Lane Station is on the Cross City Line north of Sutton Coldfield, on the line towards Lichfield City and Lichfield Trent Valley. First opened in 1957. Rebuilt 1991-92.
Blake Street Station is part of the Cross City Line in the Hill Hook area of Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham. It is close to boundary of the West Midlands with Staffordshire. First opened 1884.
Adderley Park Station is on the West Coast Mainline between Birmingham New Street and Coventry. A station first opened here in 1860. Only one train an hour in both directions all week.
Lea Hall Station is a small station on the West Coast Mainline between Birmingham New Street and Coventry. A station first opened here in 1939. In 1998 Tim Tolkien designed a colour scheme.
Hamstead Station serves the Hamstead, Great Barr and Handsworth Wood areas of north Birmingham on the Chase Line towards Walsall. Originally opened back in 1837. It is close to the River Tame.
Wylde Green Station is the first of five stations in the Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield on the Cross City Line. Originally opened in 1862. An Annatomix fox mural was painted here in 2021.
Acocks Green Station is on the Dorridge to Birmingham Snow Hill line. It originally opened in 1852. Currently two platforms on an island. It is between Solihull and Tyseley.
Spring Road Station is a small railway station on the Shakespeare Line between Tyseley and Hall Green in Birmingham. The original station opened in 1908 as halt called Spring Road Platform.
Hall Green Station is situated close to the Stratford Road in Hall Green, Birmingham. Was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1908. This is the closest station to Sarehole Mill.
Yardley Wood Station is on the Highfield Road between Yardley Wood and Hall Green in Birmingham. It was opened back in 1908. The station is close to three parts of the Shire Country Park.
Small Heath Station is on the Snow Hill Lines at Golden Hillock Road in Small Heath. The station originally opened in 1863. Used to be four platforms in use, but only two today.
Harborne Golf Club was founded in 1893 and is situated at Tennal Road in Harborne, near Welsh House Farm Road. An unspoilt Harry Colt 6180 Par 70 course.
The Bell is an 18th century public house on Old Church Road near St Peter's Church Harborne.
St Peter's Church is a Grade II listed 15th century church in Harborne on Old Church Road. It is next to The Bell public house.
Bordesley Station is on the Snow Hill Lines at Coventry Road. Only one train a week stops here on Saturday's or on Birmingham City FC match days. Most trains don't stop here at all.
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