Oldbury railway station
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Oldbury | |
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General information | |
Location | Oldbury, Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell England |
Coordinates | 52°30′04″N 2°01′01″W / 52.5012°N 2.0170°W |
Grid reference | SO989892 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
1 May 1885 | Opened |
3 March 1915 | Closed |
Oldbury was the terminal station on the Great Western Railway's, half mile (0.8 km) long, Oldbury branch running from Langley Green railway station.[1][2]
History
Oldbury was the second railway station to be opened in the town of Oldbury, in the West Midlands, England. The first railway station was Oldbury and Bromford Lane. This station is still in use and was later renamed to Sandwell and Dudley.[1] However, Oldbury station was nearer to the town centre.
Oldbury station closed on 3 March 1915.[1] The branch line remained open to provide goods facilities to local factories; however, the northern extremity of the line was severed in the late 1960s, by the construction of the M5 Motorway.
References
- ^ a b c Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063. CN 8983. Page 38.
- ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M. Page 177.
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Langley Green Station open, Line closed |
Great Western Railway Later British Rail Oldbury Railway |
Terminus |
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