DavidGrain
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West Midlands Railways run extra trains between Birmingham Snow Hill and the Hawthorns during WBA home matches especially after evening matches when the normal timetable has been reduced to 2tph
West Midlands Railways also stop trains at Bordesley during Birmingham City home matches.
Both these services are on the Snow Hill line and not therefore easily connected to the long distance network for away supporters coming to these grounds.
Villa Park is convenient for Aston and Witton stations on the lines through Birmingham New Street but a long distance train stopping there to load several hundred away team supporters would interfere with the regular timetabled trains which the home team supporters use and would cause considerable problems sorting the two lots of supporters who would want different trains leaving from the same platform.
Chiltern Railways operate a special timetable at Wembley Stadium for matches there but that helps supporters mainly travelling via London. Although trains from the north do make an additional stops at Wembley there must be few occasions when that is of advantage for many supporters although I have been on Chiltern trains when football supporters have changed from Cross Country trains at Leamington Spa. Webley Stadium station also has the advantage of the depot there which would enable the stock to be held in a siding during the match.
West Midlands Railways also stop trains at Bordesley during Birmingham City home matches.
Both these services are on the Snow Hill line and not therefore easily connected to the long distance network for away supporters coming to these grounds.
Villa Park is convenient for Aston and Witton stations on the lines through Birmingham New Street but a long distance train stopping there to load several hundred away team supporters would interfere with the regular timetabled trains which the home team supporters use and would cause considerable problems sorting the two lots of supporters who would want different trains leaving from the same platform.
Chiltern Railways operate a special timetable at Wembley Stadium for matches there but that helps supporters mainly travelling via London. Although trains from the north do make an additional stops at Wembley there must be few occasions when that is of advantage for many supporters although I have been on Chiltern trains when football supporters have changed from Cross Country trains at Leamington Spa. Webley Stadium station also has the advantage of the depot there which would enable the stock to be held in a siding during the match.
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