Langley Green Railway Station

This is one of the minor stations on the route between Stourbridge and Snow Hill. Not all services stop here, so it is always worth double-​checking timetables befo remaking your journey.
The station is handy for those who live or work in Oldbury, though it is still a fair jaunt away from the town centre.
There are two platforms, with the waiting room and ticket office located on the Birmingham-​bound side. It is a well-​maintained, clean and tidy station with parking for 28 vehicles.

Langley Green is a handy little station for getting into town (if Birmingham’s what you call town) quickly from Oldbury. Trains run every half hour during the week and on Saturday towards Snow Hill and Moor Street and take about 15 minutes. The three staff that work there are all pleasant and seem to have good relationships with regular commuters. I personally use this service at least twice a week and an off-​peak return to town costs £2.20 (£3.30 peak). The small waiting room is clean and, crucially, is warm in winter time. The only problem is that it’s locked when the station is unmanned.
Other problems with the station are that trains rarely call there on Sundays and it’s impossible to get to from Brum after about 6pm (during the week the last train leaves Snow Hill at 20 past 11). The 120 bus service runs past the station but the stops in both directions are nowhere near the station entrance which makes for poor integration. Finally, if you’re approaching the station from the Tat Bank Road end, there is no way to enter the station without walking a fair way past the station building and having to walk back up the car park.
Perhaps just a little more thought would make this fairly remote little station a bit more accessible?