Witton railway station

Witton
General information
Location	Witton, Birmingham England
Coordinates	52°30′43″N 1°52′59″W / 52.512°N 1.883°W / 52.512; -1.883
Grid reference	SP079904
Managed by	West Midlands Railway
Transit authority	Transport for West Midlands
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	WTT
Fare zone	2
Classification	DfT category E
History
Opened	1876
Passengers
2018/19	0.344 million
2019/20	0.328 million
2020/21	35,360
2021/22	0.169 million
2022/23	0.191 million
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Witton railway station, opened in 1876, serves the Witton area of the city of Birmingham, England. It is situated on the Chase Line, part of the former Grand Junction Railway which opened in 1837. The line was electrified in 1966, as part of the London Midland Region's electrification programme;^[1] the line from Coventry to Walsall was energised on 15 August 1966.^[2] The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by West Midlands Trains.

The station sits above Witton Road, the A4040 Outer Ring Road, as the railway line here is on an embankment. It is the closest station to Villa Park, home of Aston Villa F.C. and is advertised as the station 'for Villa Park' on station signage. During Randy Lerner’s ownership of Aston Villa, there had been discussions on changing the name of Witton station to Villa Park, as is the case with West Bromwich Albion's local station, The Hawthorns. Aston Villa's former CEO, Bruce Langham, said that the former West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive (Centro) were amenable to the idea as long as it is done at the expense of the club. No action has yet been taken.^[3]