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 was a railway station in Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, (in Birmingham since 1974), England, on the Midland Railway's Sutton Park Line.

History

British Railways-era station sign in the collection at Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum Sutton Park Station sign.jpg
British Railways-era station sign in the collection at Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum
Sutton Park railway station 2 October 1980 Sutton Park railway station building 01 - 2nd October 1980.jpg
Sutton Park railway station 2 October 1980
An LMS railway ticket from Castle Bromwich to Sutton Park LMS Castle Bromwich to Sutton Coldfield Third Class Railway ticket.jpg
An LMS railway ticket from Castle Bromwich to Sutton Park

The station opened in 1879.

Overnight on 24-25 February 1942, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth stayed on the Royal Train which was parked behind the signal box. Later in 1942 a United States Army Post Office was established next to the station. [2] In May 1948 in that disused sorting office adjacent to the station, 90 people began sorting 150 tons of parcels from America. It was the opening of the new Midland Customers depot, aimed at relieving congestion at the ports. Excise and postal officials examined the contents of parcels. [3] In September 1962 the depot was the subject of a bungled robbery. Thieves stole 2,000 cigarettes worth £32 from the Post Office canteen but missed a much larger haul in a nearby locked room. [4]

In 1959 the station was the site of the Guards and Shunters School, and from 1961 a Signalling School for men and women was opened. [5]

The station closed to passengers in 1965. [6] 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. [7] The line remains open for freight trains and occasionally steam specials and diverted passenger workings.

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

References

  1. 1 2 "Station Name: Sutton Park". Disused Stations. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Revealed: Secrets of Town's war effort" . Sutton Coldfield News. England. 28 April 1995. Retrieved 10 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Midland Customs" . Evening Despatch. England. 24 May 1948. Retrieved 10 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Thieves Missed Big Haul" . Birmingham Daily Post. England. 28 September 1962. Retrieved 10 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Historic past of Sutton Park Station" . Sutton Coldfield Observer. England. 23 June 1995. Retrieved 10 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Sutton Park Station". Rail Around Birmingham. 2004. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
  7. ↑ 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.


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