Wolverhampton station
The new station building, opened 2021, and tram. | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Wolverhampton, City of Wolverhampton England | ||||
| Coordinates | 52°35′15″N 2°07′12″W / 52.5875°N 2.1200°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SO919988 | ||||
| Managed by | West Midlands Railway | ||||
| Transit authority | Transport for West Midlands | ||||
| Platforms | 6 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | WVH | ||||
| Fare zone | 5 | ||||
| Classification | DfT category B | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Stour Valley Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 July 1852 | Opened as Wolverhampton (Queen Street) | ||||
| 1 June 1885 | Renamed Wolverhampton (High Level) | ||||
| 1964-67 | Redeveloped | ||||
| 7 May 1973 | Renamed Wolverhampton | ||||
| 2018-21 | Redeveloped | ||||
| 17 September 2023 | Midland metro services started | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 | 5.123 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.330 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 0.995 million | ||||
| Interchange | 52,875 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 3.453 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.187 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 4.446 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.222 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 4.771 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.228 million | ||||
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Wolverhampton station is a step-free access regional interchange railway station situated in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England on the Birmingham Loop of the West Coast Main Line. The station is the 4th busiest in the West Midlands region; it is served by Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, Transport for Wales and West Midlands Trains services, and was historically known as Wolverhampton High Level. There is a West Midlands Metro tram stop located outside the station, an elevated walkway towards Wolverhampton Bus Station and a 24/7 multi-storey Car Park adjacent to the station.