Halesowen railway station

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Halesowen
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The site of Halesowen railway station, now in use as an industrial estate.
General information
Location Halesowen, Dudley
England
Coordinates 52°27′15″N2°02′32″W / 52.4541°N 2.0422°W / 52.4541; -2.0422 Coordinates: 52°27′15″N2°02′32″W / 52.4541°N 2.0422°W / 52.4541; -2.0422
Grid reference SO972840
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Midland Railway and Great Western Railway joint
Key dates
1 March 1878Opened [1]
5 December 1927Closed to passengers. Workmens trains continued. [1]
29 August 1958Workmens trains withdrawn [1]
1964Line closed completely [1]

Halesowen railway station was a railway station in Halesowen, England, on the Great Western Railway & Midland Railway's Joint Halesowen Railway line from Old Hill to Longbridge.

Contents

History

The station opened in 1878, it had a very short life in terms of passenger services. All of the station, lines and passenger services ceased in 1927 except a few factory worker trains which served the Austin Rover Works in Longbridge until 1958. [1]

The station had yard facilities and a small branch to the Hawne Basin on the Dudley Canal, with freight services continuing until the closure of the line in 1964.

Preservation

The track bed remains undeveloped but Halesowen railway station has been demolished. The station site is an industrial site on the bottom of Mucklow Hill (which used to pass over the railway line on a bridge) next to Halesowen College. [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Station Name: Halesowen". Disused Stations. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  2. "Halesowen Station". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. 2004. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
  3. "Halesowen Station". D. J Norton. 2004. Retrieved 27 December 2009.

Further reading

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Coombes Holloway Halt
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway and Midland Railway
Halesowen Railway
  Hunnington
Line and station closed