Sutton Coldfield Town railway station

Sutton Coldfield Town
The station from Midland Road
Location
Place	Sutton Coldfield
Area	Birmingham
Operations
Original company	Wolverhampton, Walsall and Midland Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	2
History
1879	Opened
1 January 1925	Closed
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Coordinates: 52°33′55″N 1°49′12″W / 52.5652°N 1.8201°W Sutton Coldfield Town railway station, also referred to as Sutton Town, was a railway station in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England, on the Midland Railway's Sutton Park Line.

History

The station was opened as Sutton Coldfield on 1 July 1879, and was renamed to Sutton Coldfield Town on 1 May 1882. On 1 April 1904 the name reverted to Sutton Coldfield. It was renamed again to Sutton Coldfield Town on 2 June 1924, but closed to passengers on 1 January 1925.^[1][2]

The line remains open for freight trains.

References

1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 224. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
2. "Sutton Town Station". Rail Around Birmingham. 2004. Retrieved 2008-11-08.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Penns		Sutton Park Line		Sutton Park