Brownhills railway station

This article is about the disused station on the South Staffordshire Line. For the other disused station in Brownhills operated by the Midland Railway, see Brownhills Watling Street railway station.
Brownhills

A train passes through Brownhills in 1909
Location
Place Brownhills
Area Walsall
Coordinates 52°38′56″N 1°56′06″W / 52.6489°N 1.9351°W / 52.6489; -1.9351Coordinates: 52°38′56″N 1°56′06″W / 52.6489°N 1.9351°W / 52.6489; -1.9351
Operations
Original company South Staffordshire Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Platforms 2
History
1849 Opened
1965 Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
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The station in 1962

Brownhills railway station was a station on the South Staffordshire Line in England. It was opened in 1849. The station was built and served by the South Staffordshire Railway, which later became 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 1965. Goods trains continued to pass through the site until December 1983, when the line was completely closed. The track was lifted in 1985.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Hammerwich   South Staffordshire Railway
Later LNWR, then LMS, finally BR
South Staffs Line (1849-1965)
  Pelsall

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