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Hamstead railway station serves the Hamstead, Great Barr, and Handsworth Wood areas of Birmingham with West Midlands Trains services on the Birmingham-Walsall Line. Typical daytime service in off-peak hours sees trains from Hamstead depart twice an hour in each direction between Walsall and Birmingham New Street (with through service to Wolverhampton). In the evenings and on Sundays, this service reduces to become hourly. A select number of early morning and late evening weekday trains extend past Walsall to Hednesford or Rugeley Trent Valley.

Hamstead Railway Station features a wooden ticket office that is staffed part-time, seven days a week. This office is located on the Birmingham-bound platform. Additionally, tickets can be purchased from the self-service ticket machine located outside the structure. The opposing platform also has a modern waiting shelter, with customer help points, customer information screens and automated announcements offering both platforms continuous updates. There's step-free access throughout the station.

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Departures and arrivals from Hamstead (Birmingham)

Want to check the latest departures and arrivals into Hamstead (Birmingham) station? Find live information for the next trains departing and arriving at the station below.
Departing toTrainTimePlatformStatus
to Rugeley Trent ValleyWest Midlands Trains05:33On time
to Rugeley Trent ValleyWest Midlands Trains06:16On time
to Birmingham New StreetWest Midlands Trains06:42On time
to WalsallWest Midlands Trains06:43On time
to WalsallWest Midlands Trains07:16On time
Arriving fromTrainTimePlatformStatus
from Birmingham New StreetWest Midlands Trains05:33On time
from WolverhamptonWest Midlands Trains06:15On time
from Birmingham New StreetWest Midlands Trains06:42On time
from Rugeley Trent ValleyWest Midlands Trains06:42On time
from Birmingham New StreetWest Midlands Trains07:15On time
† Average savings on advance fares booked at least one week before day of travel vs Anytime fares purchased on day of travel. Subject to availability. Excludes coach.

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