Himley railway station
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Himley | |
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General information | |
Location | Himley and Swindon, South Staffordshire England |
Coordinates | 52°31′06″N 2°11′15″W / 52.5182°N 2.1875°W |
Grid reference | SO873911 |
Platforms | 2 platforms built but only 1 used |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
1925 | Opened[1] |
1932 | Closed[1] |
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 | ||
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Wombourn | Great Western Railway "The Wombourne Branch" (1925-1932) |
Gornal Halt |
References
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2009). Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury. Middleton Press. figs. 46-48. ISBN 9781906008444. OCLC 286385795.
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