Tipton
General information
Location	Tipton,Sandwell England
Grid reference	SO956925
Managed by	West Midlands Railway
Transit authority	Transport for West Midlands
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	TIP
Fare zone	5
Classification	DfT category E
History
Opened	1852
Key dates
2009	Closed for redevelopment
2010	Re-opened
Passengers
2019/20	0.364 million
2020/21	75,502
2021/22	0.220 million
2022/23	0.297 million
2023/24	0.329 million
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from theOffice of Rail and Road

Tipton railway station is located in the industrial town ofTipton in the borough ofSandwell,West Midlands,England and was known as Tipton Owen Street until 1968. It is situated on theWest Coast Main Line. The station is operated byWest Midlands Railway, which also provides all services.

At the southern end of the station, there was alevel crossing, though this was closed in January 2010 on the opening of a relief road which undercuts the railway.

The station was closed in early 2010 for refurbishment which allowed the platforms to be extended to accommodate longer trains than previously. The redevelopment also included new waiting areas, easier access to the station, increased car park size, new subway, improved security and a new bus interchange.

Tipton is served byWest Midlands Railway services on theStour Valley Line, operated on behalf ofTransport for West Midlands.

As of February 2025, it is served by:

West Midlands Railway^[1]

• 2 tph stopping services betweenWolverhampton andWalsall viaBirmingham New Street andAston.

Three mainWest Midlands Trains express services used to call here - the first was a morning peak service from New Street toCrewe which now calls on Sundays only; the second an evening peak service fromBirmingham New Street toShrewsbury; and the third was the final service from Birmingham New Street to Crewe.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Dudley Port		West Midlands Railway Wolverhampton – Birmingham – Walsall		Coseley

• Black Country Living Museum
• Dudley Zoo

• Train times andstation information for Tipton railway station fromNational Rail
• Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Tipton station

52°31′48″N2°03′58″W / 52.530°N 2.066°W /52.530; -2.066

• Tipton
• Railway stations in Sandwell
• DfT Category E stations
• Former London and North Western Railway stations
• Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1852
• Railway stations served by West Midlands Trains
• 1852 establishments in England

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