Stourbridge Train Station is one of the better stations along this line…read more Heated rooms on both platforms, easy access from both street and ticket booth sides and a snack shop (but it still only opens for a short period in the morning). The station itself is clean and has an underpass connecting both platforms from the ticket office. The third platform is a tram that rolls between here and Stourbridge town. It runs every 10 or so minutes, seems well kept and the staff are always friendly. The ticket office is always well manned; 2 staff members on during peak hour is unheard of in most stations but here it can be found most days. There is even some extra parking at the front, near the entrance, if the car park gets full up.

Blackheath represent. Did you see the photo I added of the train station? Do you wish you were…read morethere? Well you should. Rowley Regis is my local train station so it's a good job it's so nice to be in. I judge a train station on how quickly my server can get those tickets out the machine, under that little window and into my hand. Rowley staff are insanely fast, they know I'm already late and the trains pulling off and BAM like a magician it's in my hands! and because of this I sometimes make the train.. Thanks guys. In terms of other things, no toilet, no shop. But if you need to pee remember where you are and the grass is always an option. Another good thing is that no matter what time you get there, there's always a metro waiting. No one in Blackheath reads so your always sorted for a bit of metro action.

Rowley Regis is my local station. Trains every 10 minutes to Birmingham and Warwickshire and in the…read moreother direction to Stourbridge with some trains going on to Kidderminster and Worcester. And Surprise Surprise for such a station to the west of Birmingham there are three trains each morning to London with return trains in the evening.

The Northern end of the Severn Valley Railway nestles below castle hill with its tilting Castle…read moretower keep which leans further than the Tower of Pisa all as a consequence of Cromwell forces not using sufficient gunpowder trying to blow it up . The station itself is a bustling terminus of the steam railway taking you back to the heyday of steam trains . It hosts a great pub serving lovely real ales a great place to relax on a cold winters day with its open fires . There's the engine maintenance sheds to see too on special events .

Langley Green is a handy little station for getting into town (if Birmingham's what you call town)…read morequickly from Oldbury. Trains run every half hour during the week and on Saturday towards Snow Hill and Moor Street and take about 15 minutes. The three staff that work there are all pleasant and seem to have good relationships with regular commuters. I personally use this service at least twice a week and an off-peak return to town costs £2.20 (£3.30 peak). The small waiting room is clean and, crucially, is warm in winter time. The only problem is that it's locked when the station is unmanned. Other problems with the station are that trains rarely call there on Sundays and it's impossible to get to from Brum after about 6pm (during the week the last train leaves Snow Hill at 20 past 11). The 120 bus service runs past the station but the stops in both directions are nowhere near the station entrance which makes for poor integration. Finally, if you're approaching the station from the Tat Bank Road end, there is no way to enter the station without walking a fair way past the station building and having to walk back up the car park. Perhaps just a little more thought would make this fairly remote little station a bit more accessible?

This is one of the minor stations on the route between Stourbridge and Snow Hill. Not all services…read morestop here, so it is always worth double-checking timetables befo remaking your journey. The station is handy for those who live or work in Oldbury, though it is still a fair jaunt away from the town centre. There are two platforms, with the waiting room and ticket office located on the Birmingham-bound side. It is a well-maintained, clean and tidy station with parking for 28 vehicles.

Tame Bridge Parkway is a useful little station on the main Walsall to Birmingham line. It lies on…read morea convenient commuter route half way between West Bromwich and Walsall and well connected by the legendary 404 bus route. Parking is free. Places can be at a premium after about 8.15am in the morning and overspill often takes in the road to the car park itself. There is an automatic machine to buy tickets and a ticket office to duck out of the rain from or if you just want to grab today's copy of the Metro. There are no toilet facilities or snack machines though. Due to the location of Tame Bridge Parkway, if trains are cancelled, you would be forced to take the 404 to West Bromwich and get the metro or the 74/75 (the former taking 15 mins, the latter taking as long as it needs to to clear Handsworth).

A convenient train station with trains pulling into Birmingham New Street 20 minutes later…read more There is a free car park which gets full during the week days with commuters, but I have been known to arrive here at 11am or later and there has been the odd space despite the cars parking on the road. There is one self serve ticket machine outside, and a ticket counter inside the waiting area which is always manned. There is no toilet here which would be a nice addition as would a little coffee hatch. All in all a good station that is always kept clean and tidy.

I have to agree with the previous reviewers that one of the annoying things about Sandwell & Dudley…read morestation is that it's nowhere near Dudley! A more appropriate name would be Oldbury & West Bromwich as the station is a few minutes walk from the former and about 15 minutes pace to the latter (although I have got long legs). Even though I'd passed through the station hundreds of times, it wasn't until I moved to Oldbury that I realised where Oldbury was. Maybe the place would less of a ghost town if it's station wasn't named after somewhere a few miles away? The station itself is always clean and the waiting rooms have heaters that you can turn on yourself (although they don't do much good in my experience). The staff are friendly and helpful and the platforms are far too long for such an intemediary station. I think the station was maybe envisioned as some kind of way to put Dudley on the rail map. It failed and I can't help feeling it's taken Oldbury down in the process.

American visiting England for the first time. Completely unfamiliar with rail system (we have no…read moresuch system in Vegas) & having wandered aimlessly thru Manchester Piccadilly, Wolverhampton, and London Underground days before...I really liked this station! 2 platforms. Straightforward. Simple enough. Overwhelming it was not. Was a bit rattled when a train came by ... quickly learned to lean against something. Lol I enjoyed this station...it was a nice welcome change from what I previously experienced...controlled chaos.

Located between Rowley Regis and Cradley Heath, Old Hill is a fairly unpopular station, with the…read moremajority of trains on the Moor St - Kidderminster line shooting straight past, not stopping at the small station. Two of my best friends jumped on the train at Old Hill, when we attended High School in Hagley, but a lot of the time the train went straight past and stopped at Cradley Heath after Rowley.. Ignoring Old Hill. The station itself is fairly low key, with two platforms and a extremely basic ticket office, Old Hill really isn't one of my favourite train stations, but for a lot of people who know the time table inside out, I'm sure it works out just fine.... With one train on either platform every hour..

Old Hill Station is tucked well away from Old Hill itself. It is hidden practically on an…read moreindustrial estate, nowhere near anywhere remotely useful (for me that is!). It isn't very easy to find. Like many stations on the Moor Street-Kidderminster line, Old Hill is fairly basic. There are two platforms, a small car park and a waiting room/ticket office. Wikipedia reliably informs me that the current ticket office was built in 1968 after the old timber building was destroyed by fire in 1967. Get a load of THAT, fact fans! Platform 2 is reached by crossing a rather rickety bridge. It is a very quiet station and can feel a bit isolated late at night. Trains tend to run every 30 minutes or so, with only selected trains stopping at Old Hill.

Lovely ride through the countryside! Sit on the back cars if you don't want to smell coal during…read moreyour ride. It can get a bit stuffy and warm since there is no air conditioning, so I wouldn't recommend going on a very hot day. Lots of walking at Bridgnorth. So wear comfortable shoes.

Centrally located train station in the heart of Walsall underneath the Saddlers Centre. Trains go…read moredirect to Birmingham New Street (4 per hour) and Wolverhampton (2 per hour). Station facilities are very basic but the nearby shops in the Saddlers Centre provide ample provisions ... until that is they close. After 6pm, there isn't a whole lot of facilities but I have a soft spot for Walsall (being my home town) despite this problem.

This station is so small. Only 3 platforms. To be perfectly honest it is probably the best place in…read moreWalsall-the way out. Clean enough, not too busy and attached to the shopping centre. Didn't have much time waiting around or shopping as was obviously in a rush to get back to Birmingham City center!