Sutton Park railway station

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Sutton Park
Sutton Park railway station (site), Birmingham (geograph 3835738).jpg
The site of the station in 2011
General information
Location Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham
England
Coordinates 52°34′06″N1°49′38″W / 52.5683°N 1.8273°W / 52.5683; -1.8273
Grid reference SP118967
Platforms3
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Midland Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 July 1879 (1879-07-01)Opened [1]
18 January 1965 (1965-01-18)Closed [1]
Sutton Park railway station 2nd October 1980 Sutton Park railway station building 01 - 2nd October 1980.jpg
Sutton Park railway station 2nd October 1980
An image of a Sutton Park railway ticket LMS Castle Bromwich to Sutton Coldfield Third Class Railway ticket.jpg
An image of a Sutton Park railway ticket

Sutton Park railway station was a railway station in Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, (in Birmingham since 1974), England, on the Midland Railway's Sutton Park Line. The station opened in 1879, and closed to passengers in 1965. [2] Goods facilities had closed earlier on 7 December 1964 but the goods shed was taken over for use beyond this date by the adjacent Post Office parcels depot. [3] The line remains open for freight trains.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Sutton Coldfield Town
Line and station closed
  Midland Railway
Sutton Park Line
  Streetly
Line and station closed

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References

  1. 1 2 "Station Name: Sutton Park". Disused Stations. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  2. "Sutton Park Station". Rail Around Birmingham. 2004. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
  3. Yate, Bob (2018). The Midland Railway Route from Wolverhampton: The Story of the Line from Wolverhampton to Walsall, Sutton Park and Water Orton (First ed.). Oakwood Press. p. 123. ISBN   9780853614494.