Wylde Green railway station
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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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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 | ||||
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Station code | WYL | ||||
Fare zone | 4 | ||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||
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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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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.