Hagley Road railway station

Hagley Road railway station was a railway station in Birmingham, England, built by the Harborne Railway and operated by the London and North Western Railway in 1874. In addition to the passenger facilities, there was also a goods yard and a coal wharf.

Hagley Road
Location
PlaceEdgbaston
AreaBirmingham
Coordinates52.4733°N 1.9536°W / 52.4733; -1.9536
Grid referenceSP032861
Operations
Original companyHarborne Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms1
History
10 August 1874Opened[1]
26 November 1934Closed to passengers[1]
3 November 1963Closed[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

It served part of the Edgbaston area of Birmingham and was located between Hagley Road and Station Avenue.

The station closed to passenger traffic in 1934, though it was open to goods traffic until 1963.[2]

There is little evidence of the station on the ground today. The trackbed through the station is now part of the Harborne Nature Walk.[3]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Harborne   Harborne Railway
Harborne Branch Line
  Rotton Park Road

References

  1. "Station Name: Hagley Road". Disused Stations. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  2. "Hagley Road Station". Warwickshire Railways. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  3. "Hagley Road Station". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. Retrieved 1 April 2017.


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