Station Usage
In 2022/2023, Five Ways had 1,458,854 entries and exits, making it the 313rd most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
It ranked 352nd busiest (out of 997), with 942 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 3996.86 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 29.78 passengers per service, giving it the 239th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
Usage stats in detail
Standard price entries & exits: 574,444
Reduced price entries & exits: 529,004
Season ticket entries & exits: 355,406
Total entries & exits: 1,458,854
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22:
+287,798 : 24.58%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.Platform Lengths
Plat. | Metres | VF* | Notes |
Down | 192 | 698 | |
Up | 197 | 716 |
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)
Service Patterns
Current Timetables
Table | Description | Timetable |
184 | Lichfield T.V. - Four Oaks - Birmingham - Longbridge - Redditch | Oct24 |
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.
Usage History
Change between 1997 & 2023: +1,150,522 (+373.14%)
Reasons for change:
2008-09 PTE Urban Area Station2011-12 Main portion of increase due to improved demand estimation in Centro area (extra 264,000 entries and exits in Centro infill compared to what would have been estimated using previous methodology)2020-21 The number of entries and exits distributed across stations in the West Midlands PTE area in 2020-21 has increased by 0.6% as a result of methodology improvements
Location Details
Location: Five Ways
CRS: FWY / NLC: 4503 / TIPLOC(S): FIVEWYS
Station Facility Owner: West Midlands Trains (West Midlands Railway)
OS Grid Ref: 405998 285897
Constituency: Birmingham, Edgbaston
Local Authority: Birmingham
NR Region: West Midlands
PTE: West Midlands
ELR: BAG1 43m 13ch
This station is part of the West Midlands PTE
CRS: FWY / NLC: 4503 / TIPLOC(S): FIVEWYS
Station Facility Owner: West Midlands Trains (West Midlands Railway)
OS Grid Ref: 405998 285897
Constituency: Birmingham, Edgbaston
Local Authority: Birmingham
NR Region: West Midlands
PTE: West Midlands
ELR: BAG1 43m 13ch
This station is part of the West Midlands PTE
Fares
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Origin/Destination Matrix
Top 5 jouneys from Five Ways during 2022/2023:
•Birmingham New Street (308,128 journeys)
•University (Birmingham) (156,351 journeys)
•Selly Oak (68,057 journeys)
•Bournville (18,673 journeys)
•Kings Norton (18,177 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
•Birmingham New Street (308,128 journeys)
•University (Birmingham) (156,351 journeys)
•Selly Oak (68,057 journeys)
•Bournville (18,673 journeys)
•Kings Norton (18,177 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
Neighbouring Stations
Below are Five Ways's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.Station | Miles |
Birmingham New Street | 0.91 |
University (Birmingham) | 1.48 |