Saltley railway station

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Saltley
Operations
Original company Midland Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
History
1 October 1854 Station opened
4 March 1968 Station closed[1]
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

Saltley railway station was a railway station in Birmingham, England, opened by the Midland Railway in 1854 and rebuilt in 1899.

Consisting of an island platform it was on the line into Birmingham New Street from Water Orton. It closed to all traffic in 1968.[2]

Up freight approaching Saltley in 1962

[edit] 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

Coordinates: 52°29′35″N 1°51′50″W / 52.492938°N 1.863983°W / 52.492938; -1.863983

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