Four Oaks Railway Station

In the not-​ever-​so green push to promote park-​and-​ride (ie, still use your car old bean, but not quite as much as you normally would), this station is the best placed along the Cross-​City Line to deliver on the concept.
It is blessed with space, both in terms of parking bays but also the platforms themselves. In many ways, it’s a bigger affair than Sutton Coldfield, just one stop along.
There are three platforms, two of which take you to Birmingham (and Redditch beyond), the other to Lichfield. This and the Birmingham platforms are joined by a link bridge with steep stairs, although both sets can be accessed individually without using the bridge (there is street-​level access to Birmingham trains via a ramp on Lichfield Road just a few feet along from bar, The Greenhouse (formerly the Halfway House; a name referring to the point between Lichfield and Birmingham, as befits the Cross-​City Line). Otherwise access is from a main roundabout on Lichfield Road, near the landmark Methodist church. A small street then leads to the parking bays, entrance to the Lichfield platform and the link bridge. A set of steep, wooden steps also leads from Lichfield Road into the carpark; it’s just a few feet away from the ramp referenced above.
The ticket office isn’t huge but should provide enough room for shelter in bad weather. Otherwise the platforms are exposed, but for a small shelter on the Lichfield side and a vaguely over-​hanging roof from the ticket office on the Birmingham side. Be advised that the Mere Green shops are not as close as you’d think. But this is still the best bet to access its bars and shops by foot.