Bescot Stadium railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Bescot Stadium


manager = London Midland
locale = Bescot
borough = Sandwell
pte = West Midlands
zone = 4
lowusage0405 = 46,963
lowusage0506 = 46,444
lowusage0607 = 55,030
code = BSC
platforms = 2
latitude = 52.562
longitude = -1.991
years = 1847
events = Opened
years1 = 2007
events1 = Rebuilt

Bescot Stadium railway station serves the Bescot area of Walsall in the West Midlands of England. (The station is actually situated in the borough of Sandwell, although it can only be reached from within the borough of Walsall.) The station, and all trains serving it are operated by London Midland. Bescot TMD is adjacent to the station.

The station was originally known as "Bescot". However, it was renamed in 1990 in order to serve Bescot Stadium, the newly-built home of Walsall Football Club.

The station footbridge offers views of Bescot depot, and its freight movements.

Access to the station is via Bescot Crescent (where there is a car park) and then a footpath which passes underneath the M6 motorway and over the River Tame, then an overbridge that does not comply with the Disability Discrimination Act.

The station was re-opened on the 11 September 2007 after a short period where it was closed for refurbishment. Whilst closed, no services called at the station, but trains continued to pass through.

ervices

Bescot Stadium station is on the Walsall Line between Birmingham New Street and Walsall, part of the former Grand Junction Railway, opened in 1837. The current station manager is Dave Morris and the typical Monday-Saturday daytime service sees two trains per hour in each direction, while evenings and Sundays see one train per hour. Most evening services continue beyond Walsall via the Chase Line to Rugeley Town or Rugeley Trent Valley.

External links

* [http://www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk/Stations/bescot_stadium.php Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Bescot Stadium railway station]