Tame Bridge Parkway is a railway station in the north of the borough of

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, in the West Midlands,

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, close to the boundary with

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. The station is operated by

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. It is situated on the

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north of

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, part of the former

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, opened in 1837. The station was opened by

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in 1990, having been built at a cost of £600,000. It takes its name from the nearby River Tame. Pedestrian and vehicular access is via the A4031 Walsall Road. In early 2023, land adjacent to the station was used as a filming location for the BBC One drama This Town, produced by

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Services

, the following services call at this station on Mondays to Saturdays: * 2tph to via and , calling at all stations. * 2tph to , ''non-stop'' to . * 2tph to calling at all stations. * 2tph to , non-stop to and then calling at all stations. * 1tph non-stop to Birmingham New Street. * 1 tph to , non-stop to and then calling at all stations. On Sundays services are 1tph for each of the above. All current services are provided by

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under the brand West Midlands Railway. In 2019, some services ran to and from or

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, and were therefore branded as London Northwestern Railway services. The station was previously served by trains between Birmingham New Street and , via , but the service was cut back to starting at in the December 2023 timetable change. Nearby bus stops on the Walsall Road offer regular bus links on services 4, 4H, 4M and 45 to Walsall, West Bromwich, Oldbury, Blackheath, Halesowen and Merry Hill Centre.

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Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Tame Bridge Parkway railway station
{{West Midlands railway stations, open Railway stations in Sandwell DfT Category E stations Railway stations opened by British Rail Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1990 Railway stations served by West Midlands Trains