Wolverhampton
Station Information
Wolverhampton is a staffed station served by CrossCountry, Avanti West Coast, LNR & WMR and 1 more. Allow 7 minutes to change trains here.
How reliable is this station?
Of the 9831 services that called at Wolverhampton over the last 30 days, 74% ran on time, 22.8% arrived more than 5 minutes late, and 3.2% were cancelled. Today has been broadly in line with that trend: 58% of 59 services so far are on time. The worst recent day was 26 Oct, when 100% of services were delayed. Live cancellations, platform changes, and short-notice delays update in the board above; the 30-day figures are updated nightly from National Rail Darwin data.
Which operators run through here?
Wolverhampton is served by LNR & WMR, CrossCountry, Avanti West Coast and Transport for Wales. LNR & WMR runs the bulk of weekday services (around ~undefined/day), with the long-distance operators — LNR & WMR, CrossCountry, Avanti West Coast and Transport for Wales — adding the cross-country and London links. Tap any service on the board to view its full calling list, platform and delay history.
Where do trains from Wolverhampton go?
The most common direct destination from Wolverhampton is Birmingham New Street (around 1330+ trains per day), followed by Stafford, Sandwell & Dudley, and Smethwick Galton Bridge. Direct services also run to 4 other destinations. The live board above shows every departure in the next hour; tap the chip to filter by destination or use the search above. 8 direct routes are published from this station, covering most major UK cities.
Current disruption affecting this station
There are no current disruption messages for Wolverhampton. If a problem develops during your journey, Railly surfaces the same station messages National Rail shows in its app — refresh the board to see updates.
Accessibility at Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton has full step-free access and is fully staffed throughout opening hours. Help points are available on every platform. A station wheelchair is available on request. A taxi rank is outside the main entrance, bus stops are within a short walk and the Underground is connected from the station. National Rail's Passenger Assist service can book assistance on any train from this station — recommend booking at least 2 hours before travel.
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Popular journeys from Wolverhampton
Facilities
Ticket office hours
Mon–Sat 05:30–22:30
Sun 07:30–21:15
Information desk hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
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Accessibility
Step-free and accessible travel
This station has been classified as a step-free access category A station. This means that this station has step-free access to all platforms. More information on the step-free classification system can be found at https://www.orr.gov.uk/media/10955
The Assistance meeting point for customers starting their journey at Wolverhampton Station is at the Passenger Assistance Waiting Space in the foyer by the Information Lounge.
If you are starting your journey from Wolverhampton and require Passenger Assistance, please make yourself known to a member of staff and wait by the Passenger Assistance poster next to the Information Lounge in the station foyer. Please arrive at least 10 minutes before your train is due to depart.
Planning a train journey? We’re here to make it easier, and more accessible. With support from access-WMT.co.uk, West Midlands Railway now offers British Sign Language (BSL) support at this station using the InSignLanguage Avatar. That means you can get essential station information signed in BSL - Wolverhampton Train Station