Coseley railway station

{{Short description|Railway station in the West Midlands, England}} {{use British English|date=December 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox station | name = Coseley | symbol_location = gb | symbol = rail | image = Coseley railway station - geograph.org.uk - 1017744.jpg | borough = Coseley, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley | country = England | grid_name = Grid reference | grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|SO942941|25|SO942941}} | manager = West Midlands Railway | platforms = 2 | code = CSY | zone = 5 | classification = DfT category E | transit_authority = Transport for West Midlands | opened = 1902 | mpassengers =  {{Rail pass box |pass_year=2020/21 |passengers={{decrease}} 0.105 million}} {{Rail pass box |pass_year=2021/22 |passengers={{increase}} 0.374 million}} {{Rail pass box |pass_year=2022/23 |passengers={{increase}} 0.516 million}} {{Rail pass box |pass_year=2023/24 |passengers={{decrease}} 0.483 million}} {{Rail pass box |pass_year=2024/25 |passengers={{increase}} 0.520 million}} | footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |mapframe=yes |mapframe-zoom = 13 }} '''Coseley railway station''' serves the village of Coseley and the Deepfields area in the West Midlands County (Historically Staffordshire), England. It is situated on the Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford branch of the West Coast Main Line. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by West Midlands Trains.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://orr.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/26270/west-midlands-trains-limited-sl.pdf| title=Station Licence granted to West Midlands Trains Limited| website=Office of Rail and Road| page=23| access-date=23 May 2018}}</ref>

== History == The present Coseley station opened in 1902. It replaced an earlier station, named '''Deepfields and Coseley''', which opened in 1852 and was situated {{convert|400|yd}} along the track.

== Services == Coseley is served by West Midlands Trains using {{brc|350}} and {{brc|730}} Electric multiple units.<ref name=Class730>{{cite web |title=Class 730 fleet |url=https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/travel-information/whats-new/new-trains/class-730-fleet |publisher=West Midlands Railway}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Train Timetables and Schedules {{!}} Coseley |url=https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/travel-information/journey-planning/timetables?station=Coseley&crs=CSY|website=West Midlands Railway}}</ref>

The typical service pattern is as follows:

Mondays to Saturdays: * 3 trains per hour (tph) northbound to {{stn|Wolverhampton}}, departing from Platform 2 ** Of which: *** 1 tph continues to {{rws|Liverpool Lime Street}} via {{rws|Stafford}}, {{rws|Crewe}} and {{rws|Runcorn}}.<ref>{{cite web |date=15 December 2024 |title=Timetable Change: Sunday 15th December |url=https://www.londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk/dec24 |website=London Northwestern Railway}}</ref>

* 3 trains per hour southbound to {{rws|Birmingham New Street}}, departing from Platform 1 ** Of which: *** 2 tph run as local stopping services to {{rws|Walsall}} via {{rws|Aston}}.<ref name=WMRWVHBHM>{{cite web|url=https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/media/4832/download?inline |title=Train times {{!}} 2 June 2024 until 14 December 2024 {{!}} Wolverhampton to Birmingham via Smethwick|website=West Midlands Railway}}</ref><ref name=WMRBHMRUG>{{cite web|url=https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/media/4788/download?inline |title=Train times {{!}} 2 June 2024 until 14 December 2024 {{!}} Rugeley to Birmingham New Street via Walsall|website=West Midlands Railway}}</ref>

Previously the station was served by trains to {{rws|Shrewsbury}} but the stop on these services was withdrawn in 2020 due largely to the COVID-19 travel restrictions. Bus service 229 stops outside offering links to Bilston Bus Station, Tipton and Dudley.

{{adjacent stations|noclear=y |system1=National Rail |note-row1={{s-rail-national|next=Tipton|previous=Wolverhampton|toc=West Midlands Railway |route=Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford line}} |line2=London Northwestern Railway|type2=Birmingham - Liverpool|left2=Wolverhampton|right2=Smethwick Galton Bridge }}

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== External links == *{{stn art lnk|CSY|WV148XR}} *[http://www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk/index.php Rail Around Birmingham: Coseley railway station]

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Category:Railway stations in Dudley Category:DfT Category E stations Category:Former London and North Western Railway stations Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1902 Category:Railway stations served by West Midlands Trains Category:Coseley