Darby End railway station

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Darby End Halt
Darby End station site in 2017.jpg
Station site in 2017
General information
Location Darby End, Dudley
England
Coordinates 52°29′12″N2°04′03″W / 52.4866°N 2.0676°W / 52.4866; -2.0676
Grid reference SO955876
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Great Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
21 August 1905Opened [1]
15 June 1964Closed [1]

Darby End Halt was a station on the former Great Western Railway's Bumble Hole Line between Blowers Green and Old Hill.

It opened in 1905 and closed in 1964, [2] as part of the Beeching Axe.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Station Name: Darby End Halt". Disused Stations. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  2. "Darby End Halt". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. Retrieved 31 March 2017.

Further reading

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Windmill End   Great Western Railway
Later British Rail
Bumble Hole Line (1878-1964)
  Old Hill High Street