Sandwell Railway Statistics

There are twelve railway stations in Sandwell.

Busiest Stations

The ten Busiest Stations

  1. 1 Rowley Regis 885,624
  2. 2 Sandwell and Dudley 878,070
  3. 3 Smethwick Galton Bridge 705,284
  4. 4 Cradley Heath 626,676
  5. 5 Tame Bridge Parkway 579,860
  6. 6 Smethwick Rolfe Street 392,770
  7. 7 Dudley Port 357,760
  8. 8 Tipton 328,742
  9. 9 The Hawthorns 284,344
  10. 10 Langley Green 151,264

Least Used Stations

The five Least Used Stations

  1. 1 Old Hill 135,318
  2. 2 Bescot Stadium 150,102
  3. 3 Langley Green 151,264
  4. 4 The Hawthorns 284,344
  5. 5 Tipton 328,742

Passenger Numbers

Passenger numbers for Tipton peaked during 2019-20 with 7,335,250 estimated passengers.

Usage dropped to 21% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 0% by 2024.

Passenger Estimates for Tipton table
YearPassenger Numbers
1997-981,233,084
1998-991,510,841
1999-001,345,257
2000-011,306,690
2001-021,299,479
2002-031,296,028
2003-04 
2004-051,474,540
2005-061,659,327
2006-071,832,867
2007-081,986,649
2008-093,950,492
2009-103,969,822
2010-114,168,892
2011-125,021,638
2012-135,110,296
2013-145,509,910
2014-155,635,954
2015-165,635,954
2016-176,356,380
2017-186,687,918
2018-197,311,534
2019-207,335,250
2020-211,567,352
2021-223,856,796
2022-234,918,790
2023-24