Bescot is on the Chase Line between Birmingham New Street and Walsall, part of the former Grand Junction Railway, opened in 1837.

In April 1966, a remodelled Bescot Yard was opened which was capable of handling over 4,000 wagons daily.

[1] Traffic from the West Midlands Domestic Coal network was diverted away from Bescot to Washwood Heath sidings in July 1987.

After closure of the 1950s-developed hump shunting yard, freight declined significantly during the Great Recession, and the associated Bescot TMD now carries no allocation of locomotives.

Washwood Heath sidings were closed to freight trains in the latter half of 2008 and all residual services were transferred back to Bescot yard.