Wolverhampton station
Railway station and tram stop in Wolverhampton, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the former Great Western Railway station in Wolverhampton, see Wolverhampton Low Level railway station.
Wolverhampton station is a railway station in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England on the Birmingham Loop of the West Coast Main Line. It is served by Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, Transport for Wales and West Midlands Trains services, and was historically known as Wolverhampton High Level. It is also a West Midlands Metro tram stop.
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General information | |
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Location | Wolverhampton, City of Wolverhampton England |
Coordinates | 52.5875°N 2.1200°W / 52.5875; -2.1200 |
Grid reference | SO919988 |
Managed by | West Midlands Railway[1] |
Transit authority | Transport for West Midlands |
Platforms | 6 |
Other information | |
Station code | WVH |
Fare zone | 5 |
Classification | DfT category B |
History | |
Original company | Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Stour Valley Railway |
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
1 July 1852 | Opened as Wolverhampton (Queen Street) |
1 June 1885 | Renamed Wolverhampton (High Level) |
1964-67 | Redeveloped |
7 May 1973 | Renamed Wolverhampton |
2018-21 | Redeveloped |
17 September 2023 | Midland metro services started |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 5.305 million |
Interchange | 0.399 million |
2019/20 | 5.123 million |
Interchange | 0.330 million |
2020/21 | 0.995 million |
Interchange | 52,875 |
2021/22 | 3.453 million |
Interchange | 0.187 million |
2022/23 | 4.446 million |
Interchange | 0.222 million |
Location | |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
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