University railway station

You can reach 82 stations directly from University on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Birmingham New Street, with 217 trains a day.

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University is the nearest station for postcodes in B17, B32. Check your own postcode.

Direct trains from University

Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.

Destination	Weekday	Saturday	Sunday
Birmingham New Street	217	207	125
Bournville	144	143	87
Five Ways	144	143	87
Kings Norton	144	143	87
Longbridge	144	143	87
Northfield	144	143	87
Selly Oak	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	113	106	85
Bromsgrove	111	100	57
Alvechurch	72	72	57
Redditch	72	72	57
Duddeston	71	70	56
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
Droitwich Spa	42	34	28
Worcester Foregate Street	36	34	24
Great Malvern	34	34	17
Malvern Link	34	34	17
Cheltenham Spa	31	30	10
Gloucester	31	30	10
Worcestershire Parkway	31	29	10
Colwall	30	30	16
Hereford	30	30	16
Ledbury	30	30	16
Cardiff Central	28	29	10
Derby	28	30	9
Newport	28	29	10
Tamworth	28	30	9
Burton-on-Trent	27	30	9
Beeston	26	28	0

and 42 more stations, each served less often.

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How busy University is

3,755,612 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 145th busiest station in Great Britain.

More journeys run between University and Birmingham New Street than any other pair: 1,523,768 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.

Sundays

Sunday is a different railway here: 47 stations instead of 82, a drop of about 43%. Saturday runs to 52.

Changing from 17 February 2027

From 17 February 2027, University gains 1 destination including Glasgow Central.

Nearest other stations

Selly Oak 0.7 miles
Five Ways 1.7 miles
Bournville 1.7 miles
Birmingham New Street 2.4 miles
Kings Norton 2.6 miles

Closed stations nearby

Former stations within 8 km of University, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.

Somerset Road · 0.6 miles
Harborne closed 1934 · 0.8 miles
Church Road · 1.1 miles
Hagley Road · 1.6 miles
Granville Street · 2.0 miles
Rotton Park Road closed 1934 · 2.0 miles

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More about this station on Wikipedia.