Northfield train station
You can reach 24 stations directly from Northfield on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Birmingham New Street, with 144 trains a day.
Northfield is the nearest station for postcodes in B31. Check your own postcode.
- 24 direct destinations
- 761st busiest in Britain
- Staffed part time
- Step-free in part
- 217 parking spaces
- 12 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Northfield
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham New Street | 144 | 143 | 87 |
| Bournville | 144 | 143 | 87 |
| Five Ways | 144 | 143 | 87 |
| Kings Norton | 144 | 143 | 87 |
| Longbridge | 144 | 143 | 87 |
| Selly Oak | 144 | 143 | 87 |
| University | 144 | 143 | 87 |
| Aston | 137 | 137 | 56 |
| Chester Road | 137 | 137 | 56 |
| Erdington | 137 | 137 | 56 |
| Four Oaks | 137 | 137 | 56 |
| Gravelly Hill | 137 | 137 | 56 |
| Sutton Coldfield | 137 | 137 | 56 |
| Wylde Green | 137 | 137 | 56 |
| Barnt Green | 110 | 106 | 85 |
| Alvechurch | 72 | 72 | 57 |
| Redditch | 72 | 72 | 57 |
| Duddeston | 71 | 70 | 56 |
| Bromsgrove | 70 | 66 | 29 |
| Blake Street | 68 | 68 | 56 |
| Butlers Lane | 68 | 68 | 56 |
| Lichfield City | 68 | 68 | 56 |
| Shenstone | 68 | 68 | 56 |
| Lichfield Trent Valley | 67 | 67 | 56 |
How busy Northfield station is
643,106 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 761st busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Northfield and Birmingham New Street than any other pair: 394,146 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Nearest other stations
- Longbridge 1.0 miles
- Kings Norton 1.4 miles
- Bournville 2.1 miles
- Selly Oak 2.6 miles
- University 3.2 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Northfield, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Longbridge · 1.3 miles
- Lifford · 2.1 miles
- Rubery · 2.2 miles
- Cofton · 2.7 miles
- Harborne closed 1934 · 3.6 miles
- Somerset Road · 3.8 miles
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Facilities at Northfield station
Northfield is staffed part time, with step-free access to part of the station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 06:00 to 20:00 · Saturday: 07:00 to 21:00 · Sunday: 09:20 to 16:00
Toilets
Parking at Northfield station
- Station Car Park 217 spaces, 12 accessible
free
Cycle parking: 24 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 4 September 2026.
Getting to Northfield station
Northfield station is in Birmingham, West Midlands, and is run by West Midlands Trains (West Midlands Railway).
The nearest motorway junction is M42 J2 (Hopwood Park), 3.3 miles south.
12 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Station Road.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Northfield station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from