Yardley Wood railway station serves the Yardley Wood area of Birmingham in the West Midlands of England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by London Midland. Despite the station's name, Yardley Wood it is in fact just inside the Hall Green district of Birmingham. The station was known as Yardley Wood Platform until 1924.
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