Aston Station

LMS Route: Birmingham New Street to Lichfield
LMS Route: Birmingham-Soho-
Perry Barr-Birmingham

Following the 1846 amalgamation of the London & Birmingham and Grand Junction railways, the newly-formed London North Western Railway began to expand the lines around the Birmingham area, in particular on the ex-GJR route from Curzon Street to Wolverhampton which only had 5 stations between these two points along its 14.5 mile journey.

One of the areas to benefit from this expansion was Aston whose station opened in 1854 in the heart of what is now inner-city Birmingham. The station in effect sits between two junctions: to the North is the junction with one route serving the line to Lichfield and the other the ex-Grand Junction Railway line to Wolverhampton. To the South is the junction serving New Street station (originally Curzon Street terminus), the ex-London & Birmingham's branch line to Coventry together with a spur that once served Windsor Street Goods and Gas Works.

Andy Doherty - Rail Around Birmingham

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Ref: lnwra1493 - DJ Norton Looking towards the junction to Birmingham and Stetchford

Ref: lnwra1494 - DJ Norton Looking north from Birmingham - Coventry Junction

Ref: lnwra1495 - DJ Norton Looking north to station across bridge

Ref: lnwra1306 - M Mensing Ex-LMS 4-6-0 No 45737 en-route to New Street

Ref: MAP - Andy Doherty Rails Around Birmingham