Lawley Street railway station

Lawley Street
An ex-Fastline Class 66 locomotive stands in the Lawley Street Freightliner Terminal, on the site of the old station.
Operations
Original company	Midland Railway
History
10 February 1842	Station opened
1 March 1851	Station closed for passengers[1]
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Lawley Street railway station was opened in Birmingham in 1842 by the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway.

The B&DJR had opened on 12 August 1839 with a line to Hampton, where it met the London and Birmingham Railway for passengers from Derby and the North East. Trains would reverse for Birmingham and travel into Curzon Street.

Sketchmap of Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway

This gave problems from the start and although it had been planned to run direct through a junction near Stechford this was not proceeded with and permission was sought for a new line via the Tame valley to a new station nearby.

In 1842, a new line was opened with a new terminus at Lawley Street. This proceeded from a junction at Whitacre with stations at Forge Mills (later renamed Coleshill), Water Orton and Castle Bromwich.

In 1851, the Midland Railway once more began to use Curzon Street with a new spur between Landor Street Junction and Derby Junction. Lawley Street then became a goods depot.^[2]

References

1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
2. Pixton, B., (2005) Birmingham-Derby: Portrait of a Famous Route, Runpast Publishing

External links

• Lawley Street Goods Station - On warwickshirerailways.com
• Visit to Lawley Street Goods Station - railaroundbirmingham.co.uk

Coordinates: 52°28′56″N 1°52′40″W / 52.4821°N 1.8778°W