Aldridge railway station
Aldridge | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Aldridge station, 1951 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Walsall |
| Coordinates | 52°36′07″N 1°55′16″W / 52.6020°N 1.9212°W |
| Managed by | Midland Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Key dates | |
| 1 July 1879 | Station Opened |
| 18 January 1965 | Station Closed |
Aldridge railway station is a disused station on the Midland Railway in England. It was opened in 1879 and closed in 1965, although the track through the station is still in use for freight.
History
Opened by the Midland Railway in 1879, Aldridge railway station became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. The station was then closed by the British Railways Board in 1965 as part of the Beeching cuts.[1]
In 2009, the Association of Train Operating Companies included the station in a list of proposed station re-openings.[2]
The Site Today
Freight trains still pass the site on the Sutton Park Line.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Streetly Line and station closed |
Midland Railway Sutton Park Line |
Walsall Line closed, station open | ||
| Midland Railway Wolverhampton and Walsall Railway |
North Walsall Line and station closed | |||
| Terminus | Midland Railway Aldridge to Brownhills Branch |
Walsall Wood Line and station closed |
References
- ^ Flash, Oprah (27 December 2019). "Huge step for new Aldridge railway station plans". birminghammail. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "BBC NEWS - England - Operators call for new rail lines". BBC News. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
External links
- Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Aldridge railway station
- Aldridge Web
- 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.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- Station on navigable O.S. map
