In 1956 the British Transport Commission renamed the station to Smethwick West.

Reduced levels of local services continued from Snow Hill to Wolverhampton Low Level; with four trains per day from Snow Hill to Langley Green, via Smethwick West, using Class 122 units, nicknamed "bubble cars".

These services ended in March 1972; and the Great Western route to Birmingham Snow Hill also closed in 1972.

For this one-year period, Smethwick West was served by one train per week to satisfy the "not closed" criteria.

The platforms and station buildings for Smethwick West are still in situ, and trains continue to pass through the site.