Midland Railway - Stations and other important locations in the County of Warwickshire

The following is a list of MR stations, junctions, goods depots, etc, which at one time were part of the County of Warwickshire. This includes stations such as the L&NWR's and Midland Railway's stations in Tamworth which, when these stations were first built, were part of Warwickshire but later in 1889 ceded to Staffordshire. The list also includes a number of stations from towns and villages which had previously been part of other counties such as Staffordshire and Worcestershire but after being absorbed into the City of Birmingham also became part of the County of Warwickshire. Examples include Kings Norton, Bournville, Barnt Green, etc on the Midland Railway's line to Gloucester. Finally a small number of stations from other counties which were never part of Warwickshire have been included where their inclusion completes a route. One example being the Midland Railway's Birmingham to Evesham route where Evesham, Harvington, Redditch and Alvechurch have been included to complete all stations along the line. Where a station was known by more than one name we have endeavoured to list them separately but linked both to the same station page. As this information is currently incomplete the list will be updated when we find the information. If you can help us with information which can fill in the gaps we would be very appreciative.

Stations, Junctions, Goods Depots, etc	Operational status
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Abbey Street station	Open for passenger services via Whitacre on 1st November 1864 and goods services on 1st December 1864. Closed for passengers 4th March 1964.
Alcester station	Opened on 17th September 1866. Closed to passengers on 17th September 1963 (last train ran on 1st October 1962 being replaced by a bus service). Closed completely on 6th June 1964.
Alvechurch station	Opened to passengers on 1st November 1859 and remains in use today.
Arley Colliery Tunnel	Opened on 1st November 1864 and remains in use today.
Arley & Fillongley station	Opened as Arley station on 1st November 1864. Renamed as Arley and Fillongley on 1st March 1867. Closed to all traffic on 17th November 1960.
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Barnt Green station	Barnt Green Station was first opened on 1 May 1844. changed on 1st June 1857 to 'Barnt Green for Redditch'. It was then changed to 'Barnt Green for Bromsgrove' at some date prior to 1st January 1863 but then reverted to 'Barnt Green on 1st July 1868.
Birmingham Central Goods Depot	The Central Goods station station was opened in 1887, originally as Worcester Wharf being located next to the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. The name was changed to Central Goods station in 1892. It closed in 1967.
Birmingham New Street station	The station formally opened on 1st June 1854, although part of the station had already been since 1852 as the terminus for Stour Valley Railway.
Bordesley Junction	A short link descending from the Midland Railway to the Birmingham & Oxford Junction Railway at Bordesley was constructed as a mixed gauge single track branch line in 1852, with the broad gauge third rail being subsequently removed on 1st April 1869.
Bournville station	Initially named Stirchley Street, opened in 1876 as the temporary southern terminus of the Birmingham West Suburban Railway. In 1880 it was renamed Stirchley Street and Bournville. In 1904, the station was finally renamed Bournville. No goods facilities were provided.
Brighton Road station	Brighton Road station opened in 1875 on the MR's Camp Hill Line. It succumbed to 'wartime economy measures' in 1941 and never reopened.
Bromford Bridge station	The station opened as Bromford Forge station on 6th May 1842 but quickly closed due to lack of traffic on 1st June 1843. Rebuilt and renamed Bromford Bridge Racecourse on 9th March 1896. The station closes permanently on 28th June 1965. No goods facilities were provided.
Broom Junction station	No direct local access. The station was used by passengers and goods transiting from the Midland Railway's Birmingham to Evesham line and the SMJ's line to Stratford upon Avon (or vice versa) which opened on 1st November 1880. Closed 17th September 1963. No local goods facilities were provided.
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Cadbury's Sidings	Closed
Camp Hill station	Camp Hill station was opened as the temporary terminus for the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway on 17th December 1840 and closed on 17th August 1841 when the line to Curzon Street opened. It reopened on 15th November 1841. On 1st December 1867 it was closed then reopened as Camp Hill and Balsall Heath station. On 1st April 1904 it was renamed Camp Hill station. Closed on 27th January 1941 as a wartime measure but never reopened.
Castle Bromwich station	Castle Bromwich station opened for passengers 10th February 1842. The station closed on 4th March 1968.
Central Goods Depot	Birmingham Central Goods station, originally known as Worcester Wharf, opened for traffic on 1st July 1887. The name change occurred on 31st May 1892. Central Goods station closed on 6th March 1967.
Church Road station	Church Road station was opened in 1875 and closed in 1925. No Goods facilities were provided.
Coleshill station (later Maxstoke)	Coleshill station opened on 5th August 1839 on 1st January 1917 when war time economy measures enabled the MR to enact legislation that the line closed to passenger traffic. Still in use for occasional goods traffic in 1923 the station was renamed Maxstoke, with Forge Mills being renamed Coleshill. On 12th January 1935 the branch line was cut in half when the timber bridge opver the River Blythe was certified as too weak to support a train. Coleshill or now Maxstoke still had a goods service until 30 April 1939 when the line was used to store crippled wagons.
Coleshill station (née Forge Mills)	Coleshill station/Forge Mills opened on 10th February 1842. In 1923 the LMS renamed the station as Coleshill. The station was closed on 4th March 1968. A new station near to the site, called Coleshill Parkway, was opened in 2007.
Coughton station	Coughton station opened on 4th May 1868 and closed to all traffic on 30th June 1952.
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Duddeston Road Junction	Open
E
Evesham station (Worcestershire)	Closed
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Fiveways station	Five Ways station opened for passengers in 1885 and remained in service until 1944 when it closed as part of wartime economy measures. A new station reopened in 1978.
Forge Mills station (later Coleshill)	Forge Mills/Coleshill station opened on 10th February 1842. In 1923 the LMS renamed the station as Coleshill. The station was closed on 4th March 1968. A new station near to the site, called Coleshill Parkway, was opened in 2007.
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Gloucester Junction	Open
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Halesowen Junction	Branch line closed in 1964.
Hampton station	Hampton station opened on 12th August 1839 but was renamed 'Hampton Junction' on 1st November 1849. It reverted to 'Hampton' on 1st December 1872. Lost its final passenger service in 1917 as a wartime economy measure. A length of the former branch remained at the Hampton end until the early 1960s to give rail access to the mill.
Harvington station (Worcestershire)	The station opened on 16th June 1866 for passengers and 17th September 1866 for goods traffic when the section of line between Evesham and Alcester opened. The Evesham to Redditch section of the line was closed to passengers on 1st October 1962, initially on a temporary basis because of the poor condition of the track with a substitute bus service being provided. The temporary bus service became permanent when the passenger service between Evesham and Redditch was withdrawn with effect from 17th June 1963, the line completely closing on 6th July 1964 with the track being lifted by January 1965. Harvington Signal Box was opened on 2nd June 1891 and remained open until 1st March 1964 despite the station having been closed to all traffic on 1st October 1962.
Hazelwell station	Hazelwell Station opened on 1st January 1903 and closed in 1941 for 'wartime economy measures' never to reopen.
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Kingsbury Station	Kingsbury station opened on 12th August 1839. Closed on 4th March 1968.
Kingsbury Junction	Opened in 1909.
Kings Heath Station	Opened in 1840 as Moseley station. With the MR building of Moseley station proper in 1867, the station name changed to Kings Heath - more appropriate given its location. The station was, along with the others on this line, closed in 1941 as a 'wartime economy measure', and never reopened although goods traffic continued until May 1965.
Kings Norton Station	The current Kings Norton station is the second station to be built in the Kings Norton area. The original Lifford railway station (the first of three stations to bear the Lifford name) was first built on what is now the Camp Hill Line. Kings Norton station opened to passengers in 1849. Remains open. Goods traffic ceased in 1960s.
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Lawley Street Station (MR)	Lawley Street station opened on 10th February 1842 and closed for passengers on 1st March 1851.
Lawley Street Goods Depot	Lawley Street Goods Depot opened in June 1842. Remains open.
Lifford Station	Due to the opening of the Birmingham West Suburban Railway in 1876 and then later its upgrading by the Midland Railway to main line status, there were three incarnations of Lifford station. The first was built on what is now the Camp Hill Line, the second on the Lifford Canal branch and the third was situated very close to the original site on the Camp Hill line. Opening in 1885, some 45 years after the railway itself, the third and final incarnation of Lifford station had its passenger services withdrawn in 1941 as a 'wartime economy measure', never to return. The station opened the year the second station closed to passengers and some forty-one years after the closure of the first Lifford station.
Longbridge Junction	Branch line lifted
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Maxstoke Station (née Coleshill)	Maxstoke/Coleshill station opened on 5th August 1839 on 1st January 1917 when war time economy measures enabled the MR to enact legislation that the line closed to passenger traffic. Still in use for occasional goods traffic in 1923 the station was renamed Maxstoke, with Forge Mills being renamed Coleshill. On 12th January 1935 the branch line was cut in half when the timber bridge over the River Blythe was certified as too weak to support a train. Coleshill or now Maxstoke still had a goods service until 30 April 1939 when the line was used to store crippled wagons.
Moseley Station	There have been two Moseley stations, both located on the Camp Hill line. The first station changed its name to Kings Heath when this, the second station, was opened by the Midland Railway in 1867. The station had its passenger services withdrawn in 1941 as a 'wartime economy measure', which were never to return. No goods facilities were provided.
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Northfield Station	The station was opened on 1st September 1870 by the Midland Railway. In 1892, the line through Northfield was quadrupled. The station remains open to passengers. Goods traffic ceased in the 1960s.
Nuneaton Abbey Street Station	The original Midland Railway station in Nuneaton opened for passenger services via Whitacre on 1st November 1864 and for goods services on 1st December 1864. With the opening of the Ashby & Nuneaton Joint Committee line to Moira and Coalville the MR's second station in Nuneaton was opened on 1st September 1873. The new station was situated 150 yards further to the East of the original station. The station was closed to passenger services on 4th March 1964.
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Penns Station	Penns station, on the Midland Railway's Walsall to Water Orton line, opened in 1879 and was closed in 1965 as part of the Beeching cuts. Goods traffic ceased in the 1960s.
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Redditch Station	The first passenger station was a terminus and opened on 19th September 1859 and was located at Clive Road. It was made redundant when the line was extended south to Evesham on 4th May 1868 and a new station was built a little to the south of the original. This station lasted until 7th February 1972 when it too was replaced. A third station was opened on 5th October 1992. Goods services closed in the 1960s.
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Salford Priors Station	Salford Priors station was opened for goods traffic on 16th June 1866 and for passenger traffic on 17th September 1866. The station officially closed on 17th September 1963 although the last train to run was on 1st October 1962 with a bus service replacing the train service until the line's closure conformed to legal requirements.
Saltley Station	Saltley station was opened on 1st October 1854 on the Midland Railway's Birmingham New Street to Water Orton line. It was rebuilt in 1899 as an island platform station. It closed to all traffic in 1968.
Selly Oak Station	Selly Oak station opened in 1876 on the Midland Railway's Birmingham West Suburban Railway branch to serve the suburbs of Selly Oak and Bournbrook. The station remains open for passenger services but was completely rebuilt in 1978.
Shustoke Station	Shustoke station was opened on 1st November 1864 as part of the Midland Railway's Nuneaton to Birmingham route. The station was closed on 4th March 1968. Goods traffic ceased in the 1960s.
Somerset Road Station	Somerset Road station, on the Midland Railway's Birmingham West Suburban Railway, was opened in 1876 but closed in 1930 due to lack of patronage.
Stockingford Station	Stockingford station opened on 1st November 1864 as part of the Midland Railway's Nuneaton to Birmingham route. The station closed to passengers on 4th March 1968. Goods traffic closed in the 1960s.
Streetly Station	Streetly station was opened on 1st July 1879 by the Midland Railway on its Walsall to Water Orton Branch line. The station closed in January 1965. No Goods facilities were provided.
Studley & Astwood Station	Studley and Astwood Bank station was situated 3 miles and 11 chains from Redditch and opened on 4th May 1868 to both passenger and goods traffic. The station closed on 17th June 1963 prior to the closure of the line on 6th July 1964.
Sutton Park Station	Sutton Park station, opened in 1879, was located on the Midland Railway's Walsall to Water Orton branch. The station was closed in 1965. Goods traffic closed in the 1960s.
Sutton Town Station	Sutton Town station opened in 1879 on the then Midland Railway's Walsall to Water Orton route and closed in 1924 shortly after grouping. No Goods facilities were provided.
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Tamworth High Level Station	Tamworth High Level station opened on 12th August 1839. The station remains open for passenger services. Goods facilities were withdrawn in the 1960s.
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Washwood Heath Sidings	Washwood Heath Sidings was first opened by the Midland Railway to serve their needs in the Birmingham area in October 1877. Washwood Heath Sidings were to be found between Bromford Bridge station and Saltley station on the Birmingham to Derby line. Closed
Water Orton Station	Water Orton station was originally built by the Birmingham & Derby Junction Railway (B&DJR) and opened on 16th May 1842. However the Midland Railway built a cutoff line from slightly further west to a junction at Kingsbury in 1909 and the station was resited. It remains open today for passenger services. Goods services closed in the 1960s.
Whitacre Junction Station	The original Whitacre station was opened on 10th February 1842 by the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway some thirty-one months after the route from Derby to Hampton was opened. On 1st November 1864 the line between Birmingham to Nuneaton was opened and the original B&DJR Whitacre station was closed being replaced by a new station. The station was closed to passenger services on 4th March 1968. No goods facilities were provided.
Wilnecote Station	Wilnecote station, opened in May 1842 by the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway, was initially named Wilnecote and Fazeley station. Its name was changed to Wilnecote in 1904. The station remains open to passenger services although it is now unstaffed. The station also had a goods yard provided with a goods shed and a number of sidings.
Wixford Station	Wixford station was opened on 17th September 1866 as a temporary station but was later made permanent by the MR. The station closed earlier than most on the line with both passengers and goods traffic ceasing on 2nd January 1950.