Great Bridge South railway station

Great Bridge South railway station was the only station on a link line between the South Staffordshire Line and the Birmingham Snow Hill-Wolverhampton Low Level Line. It was opened in 1866. As with many passenger stations, it closed during the years of the First World War but reopened in 1920 and remained operational until British Rail closed the station through the Beeching Axe in 1964.

Great Bridge South
Location
PlaceGreat Bridge
AreaSandwell
Coordinates52.5311°N 2.0371°W / 52.5311; -2.0371
Grid referenceSO975925
Operations
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
History
1866Opened as Great Bridge[1]
1915Closed[1]
1920Reopened[1]
1950Renamed as Great Bridge South[1]
1964Closed[1]
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
Great Bridge South station site (On the embankment near the industrial.

Despite another station existing in Great Bridge from 1866, the station was not given the name of South until after nationalisation in 1950.

The station site is now a housing estate.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Dudley Port   Great Western Railway
Birmingham-Wolverhampton-Dudley Branch (1852-1964)
  Swan Village

References

  1. "Great Bridge South Station". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. Retrieved 31 March 2017.


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