[5] In September 2011, Warwickshire County Council agreed to contribute £1.8 million,[6] and later announced that Mott MacDonald had been appointed to produce the GRIP 4 outline design of the parkway station.

2 trains per hour run westbound to Kidderminster via Birmingham Snow Hill, Smethwick Galton Bridge and Stourbridge Junction, with one service running via Earlswood and Shirley on the North Warwickshire Line before terminating at Kidderminster.

The other service runs via Dorridge and Solihull on its way to Worcester Foregate Street via Droitwich Spa.

On Sundays there is an hourly service to Worcester Foregate Street via Birmingham Snow Hill and Kidderminster northbound and to Stratford-upon-Avon southbound.

Journeys to stations via Dorridge and Solihull can be made using Chiltern Railways services by changing at Hatton or Warwick.

On weekdays, during the afternoon peak, in order to run additional services some trains start/terminate at Hatton or Warwick where connections are available for Leamington Spa and onwards to London Marylebone.