Bescot Stadium railway station

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Coordinates: 52.562° N 1.991° W

Bescot Stadium
Location
Place	Bescot
Local authority	Sandwell
Operations
Station code	BSC
Managed by	Central Trains
Platforms in use	2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Passenger Usage
2004/05 **	46,963
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	West Midlands
Zone	4
History
Key dates	Opened 1847
National Rail - UK railway stations
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bescot Stadium (source)   * 2002/03 Disclaimer  ** 2004/05 Disclaimer
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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 Central Trains. Bescot TMD is opposite the station.

Prior to the early 1990s, the station was known simply as Bescot. However, it was renamed in order to serve Bescot Stadium, the newly-built stadium for 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.

[edit] Services

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. Certain early morning and most evening services continue beyond Walsall via the Chase Line to Hednesford or Rugeley Town.

[edit] External links

• Train times and station information for Bescot Stadium railway station from National Rail
• Street map and aerial photo of Bescot Stadium railway station from Multimap.com

• Rail around Birmingham entry

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Tame Bridge Parkway		Central Trains Walsall Line		Walsall

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