Brownhills railway station
Disused railway station in England
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Brownhills railway station is a disused railway station that served the town of Brownhills and the village of Clayhanger in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands. It was on the South Staffordshire Line between Walsall and Lichfield.
Brownhills | |||||
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A train passes through Brownhills in 1909 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Brownhills and Clayhanger, Walsall England | ||||
| Coordinates | 52.6494°N 1.9346°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SK045057 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
Original company | South Staffordshire Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1849 | Opened[1] | ||||
| 1965 | Closed[1] | ||||
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History
It was opened in 1849.[1] The station was built and served by the South Staffordshire Railway, which later became the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (through amalgamation of the London and North Western Railway).
Unlike Wednesbury and Great Bridge further up the line, this station was never assigned another name when a second station was opened by the Midland Railway.
It closed as part of the Beeching Axe in January 1965. Goods trains continued to pass through the site until March 1984, when the line was completely closed. It is preserved in case the railway line between Walsall and Lichfield reopens.[2]
Station site today
The trackbed is now a leisure greenway from Walsall to Brownhills. Traces of the former station can still be seen and some track remains down north of Brownhills near Anglesey Sidings.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Hammerwich | South Staffordshire Railway Later LNWR, then LMS, finally BR South Staffs Line (1849-1965) |
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