Spon Lane railway station

Former railway station in England

52°30′19″N 1°59′34″W / 52.5053°N 1.9928°W / 52.5053; -1.9928Grid referenceSP005897Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryPre-groupingLondon and North Western RailwayPost-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates1852Opened[1]15 June 1964Closed

Spon Lane railway station was a railway station in England, built by the London and North Western Railway on their Stour Valley Line in 1852.[1] It served the western part of Smethwick.

The station closed in 1964,[2] although the Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford line/Birmingham Loop from the West Coast Main Line still runs through the site of the station today.

There is little evidence of the location of the station on the ground today, and Smethwick Galton Bridge, which opened in 1995 a short distance to the east, now serves the area.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Oldbury   London and North Western Railway
Stour Valley Line
  Smethwick Rolfe Street

References

  1. ^ a b "Spon Lane Station". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Smethwick: Communications". British History Online. Retrieved 31 March 2017.

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