Castle Bromwich railway station

Disused railway station in England

52°30′42″N 1°47′46″W / 52.5117°N 1.7962°W / 52.5117; -1.7962Grid referenceSP139904Platforms4Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyBirmingham and Derby Junction RailwayPre-groupingMidland RailwayPost-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates10 February 1842 (1842-02-10)Station opens4 March 1968Station closes[1]
Lines around Whitacre Junction

Castle Bromwich railway station was a railway station in the Castle Bromwich area of Solihull opened by the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway in 1842.

It was on the line into Birmingham Lawley Street from Water Orton.

Regular passenger services finished in 1968 but afterwards occasional excursions served the station for a few years but unknown when these ceased.[2]

Services

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Water Orton   Midland Railway
Birmingham to Peterborough Line
  Bromford Bridge

References

  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. ^ Pixton, B., (2005) Birmingham-Derby: Portrait of a Famous Route, Runpast Publishing
  • Bartholomew's Pocket Atlas and Guide to Birmingham. Edinburgh: John Bartholomew' & Son Ltd. 1949. p. 24. (for coordinates)

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  • Castle Bromwich station - Warwickshire Railways
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