Himley railway station

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Himley
Himley station site, only the platform remains and is now a picnic site..jpg
Himley station site, only the platform remains and it is now a picnic site
General information
Location Himley and Swindon, South Staffordshire
England
Coordinates 52°31′06″N2°11′15″W / 52.5182°N 2.1875°W / 52.5182; -2.1875
Grid reference SO873911
Platforms2 platforms built but only 1 used
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Great Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1925Opened [1]
1932Closed [1]
Himley station, circa 1930. Track was never laid on the Eastern platform. Himley Station map.PNG
Himley station, circa 1930. Track was never laid on the Eastern platform.

Himley was a railway station on the Wombourne Branch Line. It served the villages of Himley and Swindon in Staffordshire, England. Unlike other stops along the route, it was deemed worthy of full station status. It was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1925 and closed in 1932. [2] It served the community around Himley Hall.

A picnic area now stands on the site of the station.[ citation needed ] It is also part of the South Staffordshire Railway Walk but is the final stretch of track still in situ as after the site is a landfill site.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Wombourn   Great Western Railway
"The Wombourne Branch" (1925-1932)
  Gornal Halt

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References

  1. 1 2 "Himley Station". Rail Around Birmingham & the West Midlands. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 227. OCLC   931112387.

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