Despite the name, and being located just 1.6 miles north-east of the town centre of Dudley, Dudley Port station is not actually situated within the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, but in the town of Tipton and the modern day borough of Sandwell. Another station with Dudley as part of it's name is Sandwell & Dudley, which serves the towns of those names. Both stations are located on the Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford line (also known as the Birmingham Loop of the West Coast Main Line.