Rubery railway station

Rubery railway station was a railway station in the district of Rubery, Birmingham, England, on the Great Western Railway and Midland Railway's joint Halesowen Railway line from Old Hill to Longbridge. The station closed in 1919 for regular services but workmen's trains continued until 1958.[1] The station was the location of the only passing loop between Halesowen and Longbridge.[2] There were sidings for local traffic, of which there was not normally much

Rubery
Location
Place	Rubery
Area	Birmingham
Coordinates	52.4026°N 2.0151°W / 52.4026; -2.0151
Grid reference	SO990782
Operations
Original company	Midland Railway and Great Western Railway joint
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway and Great Western Railway joint
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway and Great Western Railway joint
Platforms	2
History
10 September 1883	Opened[1]
April 1919	Closed for regular passenger trains[1]
28 August 1960	Closed completely[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

References

1. "Station Name: Rubery". Disused Stations. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
2. "Rubery Station". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. 2004. Retrieved 28 December 2009.

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Stourbridge to Wolverhampton. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 66-69. ISBN 9781906008161. OCLC 261924375.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Hunnington Line and station closed		Great Western Railway and Midland Railway Halesowen Railway		Longbridge Line and station closed