Halesowen railway station was a railway station in Halesowen, West Midlands, England on the Great Western Railway & Midland Railway's Joint Halesowen Railway line from Old Hill to Longbridge.
Halesowen | |
|---|---|
 The site of Halesowen railway station, now in use as an industrial estate. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Halesowen, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley England |
| Coordinates | 52°27′15″N 2°02′32″W / 52.4541°N 2.0422°W |
| Grid reference | SO972840 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Midland Railway and Great Western Railway joint |
| Key dates | |
| 1 March 1878 | Opened[1] |
| 5 December 1927 | Closed to passengers. Workmens trains continued.[1] |
| 29 August 1958 | Workmens trains withdrawn[1] |
| 1964 | Line closed completely[1] |
History
editThe 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
editThe 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]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Station Name: Halesowen". Disused Stations. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ "Halesowen Station". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. 2004. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
- ^ "Halesowen Station". D. J Norton. 2004. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
Further reading
edit- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Stourbridge to Wolverhampton. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 51-58. ISBN 9781906008161. OCLC 261924375.
| 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 |
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