As small out of city train stations go this isn't really that bad - I have seen my fair share…read more It has four platforms, but only platforms 1 and 4 are used. 2 and 3 have been turned into what I can only describe and some sort of forest nature reserve and I feel that this could be better used for something. This brings me into my next point, it has had a lick of paint recently - just the benches. It could do with a bit of TLC. The main entrance leads up to a fair few shops and cafes in Cotteridge, because of this you can forgive the station from having no facilities of its own. I've heard it has a toilet if your desperate but never used it. It isn't this stations fault that the train service on it getting me here each day is terrible. However please be ready for many delays, many many delays.

Kings Norton train station is located at Cotteridge, which often confuses a lot of people…read more It is accessible from 4 different directions/points which is absolutely ideal for those times when you're running a few minutes late. It could do with a bit of TLC like most train stations in the city, the central reservation (which has been unused for as long as I can remember) sites overgrown and unloved. A potential city in bloom project if there ever was one... Overall the station is kept reasonably clean, however the entrance to platform 4 pretty much always has a feint smell of urine (nowhere else, just always this one spot?), luckily I'm rarely heading out of town on this platform! Being a busy station, I've never felt safety is an issue at the station, bar a few mumbling crazy people wandering along the platform (although they're pretty harmless!). Parking provision at the station is always in high demand weekday mornings, but evenings and weekends there is always plenty of free spaces. The parking is free too which is laudable these days!