Sell Your Unused West Midlands Railway Ticket
Booked with West Midlands Railway and can’t travel? Recover what you paid instead of losing it.
Photo: West Midlands Railway Class 730 No. 730008 at Birmingham New Street · Hugh Llewelyn / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
West Midlands Railway runs out of Birmingham New Street across the wider West Midlands commuter network, connecting the city to its surrounding towns. Its parent, West Midlands Trains, also operates a separate sister brand, London Northwestern Railway, running the outer-suburban routes out of London Euston — different branding, different ticket network. If a shift changed, your plans moved, or you booked the wrong service, an unused West Midlands Railway ticket doesn’t have to go to waste.
SaveMyFare lets you list an eligible unused ticket for another traveller to buy at a lower price than a fresh fare. It’s free to list, and you only pay a 10% platform fee if it sells.
Can you sell an unused West Midlands Railway ticket?
West Midlands Railway operates under the same National Rail Conditions of Travel as every other train operating company in Great Britain. Under Condition 5, a ticket can be transferred to another passenger if it wasn’t made out in your name or tied to a Railcard, the journey hasn’t started, and you don’t resell it for more than you originally paid. A West Midlands Railway Advance single from New Street to Wolverhampton that cost £6 can be transferred for £6 or less, not for more because it’s a peak commuter service.
Full detail on what qualifies is in our guide to which train tickets can be transferred.
Refunding a West Midlands Railway ticket vs. selling it
The refund admin fee here has a detail worth knowing: it depends on where you bought the ticket, not just which operator it’s valid on. A ticket bought directly from West Midlands Railway or its sister brand London Northwestern Railway carries an admin fee of up to £5. Buy the same journey through a different operator or third-party retailer and the fee can rise to up to £10. Either way, that’s money a refund never gives back. Selling recovers the full amount instead.
Example
You paid £9 for a ticket from Birmingham New Street to Coventry through a third-party retailer, then your plans changed. A refund could carry an admin fee of up to £10, more than the ticket cost. Selling it on SaveMyFare for up to £9 gets your money back instead, with nothing deducted from you as the seller.
Delayed instead of unused? That’s Delay Repay, not resale
If you travelled and West Midlands Railway’s train ran late, you may be owed compensation rather than needing to resell anything. The Delay Repay threshold is 15 minutes, and you have 28 days from the date of travel to claim. Bought an Advance Single through the West Midlands Railway app or website? One-click Delay Repay can raise the claim for you automatically. If your journey crossed more than one operator, claim from whichever one caused the first delay or the missed connection, not necessarily the one that sold you the ticket. Payout options include card, BACS, PayPal, National Rail vouchers, or a donation to Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity. Selling a ticket only applies before the journey happens — once you’ve boarded, Delay Repay is the route to compensation instead.
Where West Midlands Railway tickets sell fastest
Birmingham New Street is the hub of the network, and demand on SaveMyFare concentrates on the busiest local commuter lines radiating out from it.
How to list your West Midlands Railway ticket
Add your ticket details
Enter the departure and arrival stations, travel date, time, coach and seat number if reserved, and the original price you paid.
Set your asking price
Price at or below what you paid — SaveMyFare enforces this at listing, matching the National Rail transfer condition.
We check it
Your listing is reviewed against the transfer conditions before it goes live, so buyers can trust what they're buying.
Get paid once it sells
Payment is held securely and released 48 hours after the travel date, once the journey has taken place.
Travelling with a different operator too? The steps above apply the same way whichever train company issued your ticket — see our guide to selling a train ticket on SaveMyFare for the full overview.
Common questions
Can I sell an unused West Midlands Railway ticket?
Yes, if it meets the National Rail transfer conditions: it isn’t made out in your name or tied to a Railcard, your journey hasn’t started, and you don’t sell it for more than you paid. This covers Advance fares across the West Midlands commuter network centred on Birmingham New Street — see our full Advance ticket transfer guide for the complete rules.
Is West Midlands Railway the same company as London Northwestern Railway?
They're sister brands, both run by the same parent operator, West Midlands Trains, but they're separate ticket networks with separate branding. West Midlands Railway covers the Birmingham commuter area, while London Northwestern Railway runs the outer-suburban routes out of London Euston. A ticket for one isn't automatically valid on the other, so make sure you're listing it under the right operator.
What's the refund admin fee, and does it change depending on where I bought the ticket?
Yes, it genuinely varies by where you bought it. A refund on a ticket bought directly from West Midlands Railway or its sister brand London Northwestern Railway carries an admin fee of up to £5. If you bought the same journey's ticket from a different operator or retailer, the fee can be up to £10 instead. If either fee makes a refund not worth it, selling the ticket on SaveMyFare for what you paid is the alternative.
My West Midlands Railway train was delayed instead of unused, is that a resale situation?
No, a delay to a train you actually travelled on is a Delay Repay claim, not a resale. The threshold is 15 minutes and the claim window is 28 days. If you bought an Advance Single through the West Midlands Railway app or website, One-click Delay Repay can raise the claim automatically. If more than one operator was involved in your journey, claim from whichever one caused the first delay or the missed connection, not necessarily whoever sold you the ticket. Selling only applies before you’ve travelled. See what to do with a non-refundable train ticket for the full picture.
Do I need a West Midlands Railway account to sell my ticket?
No. Selling through SaveMyFare doesn't go through West Midlands Railway's own systems at all. You list the ticket details with us, a buyer pays through SaveMyFare's secure checkout, and you transfer the ticket to them directly once it sells.
Can I buy a West Midlands Railway ticket at the station instead of online?
Yes. West Midlands Railway tickets are sold at station ticket offices and machines across the network as well as through its own app, website, and third-party retailers. Where you buy from makes a difference beyond convenience, though: as covered above, the refund admin fee is up to £5 on a ticket bought directly from West Midlands Railway or its sister brand London Northwestern Railway, rising to up to £10 if you bought the same journey through a different retailer. If a station-bought ticket ends up unused, that admin fee gap is exactly why selling it on SaveMyFare often recovers more than requesting a refund.
SaveMyFare is an independent ticket resale marketplace and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by West Midlands Railway or West Midlands Trains. “West Midlands Railway” is used here to describe the operator a ticket is valid on, in line with National Rail’s published Conditions of Travel.
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