Whitlocks End railway station serves the village of Whitlock's End in the West Midlands

West Midlands (county)

The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...

 of England

England

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. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by London Midland

London Midland

London Midland is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. Legally named London and Birmingham Railway Ltd, it is a subsidiary of Govia, and has operated the West Midlands franchise since 11 November 2007....

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Services

During Monday to Saturday daytimes, northbound trains operate every 20 minutes via Shirley

Shirley railway station

Shirley railway station serves Shirley area of Solihull in the West Midlands of England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by London Midland.-History:The station was built in 1908, complete with small goods yard with goods shed...

, Birmingham Moor Street

Birmingham Moor Street railway station

Birmingham Moor Street railway station is one of three main railway stations in the city centre of Birmingham, England. The Grade II listed old station building has been partially renovated to its 1930s condition at a cost of £11 million....

 and Birmingham Snow Hill

Birmingham Snow Hill station

Birmingham Snow Hill is a railway station and tram stop in the centre of Birmingham, England, on the site of an earlier, much larger station built by the former Great Western Railway . It is the second most important railway station in the city, after Birmingham New Street station...

 to Stourbridge Junction

Stourbridge Junction railway station

Stourbridge Junction railway station is a railway station on the Birmingham, Worcester and Kidderminster Line in West Midlands, England. Stourbridge Town Branch Line runs from the station to Stourbridge town centre...

, with some trains continuing onward to Kidderminster

Kidderminster railway station

Kidderminster railway station is the main station serving the large town of Kidderminster, Worcestershire. The station is operated by London Midland.-Facilities:...

 and Worcester

Worcester

The City of Worcester, commonly known as Worcester, , is a city and county town of Worcestershire in the West Midlands of England. Worcester is situated some southwest of Birmingham and north of Gloucester, and has an approximate population of 94,000 people. The River Severn runs through the...

. There is one southbound train per hour to Stratford-upon-Avon

Stratford-upon-Avon railway station

Stratford-upon-Avon railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, England. It was once a through station on the Great Western Railway route from Birmingham to Cheltenham, but has been the terminus of the line since 1976.There are plans for a new...

. On Sundays, there is an hourly train between Worcester, Birmingham, Shirley and Stratford-upon-Avon.

History

Originally called Whitlock's End Halt, the suffix was dropped on the 6th of May 1968. The station formerly had only one train per hour in either direction, this was changed from 1 October 2010 with the opening of a new turnback facility at the station.

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