Sutton Coldfield Town railway station

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.

Sutton Coldfield Town
The station from Midland Road
Location
Place	Sutton Coldfield
Area	Birmingham
Coordinates	52.5652°N 1.8198°W / 52.5652; -1.8198
Grid reference	SP123963
Operations
Original company	Midland Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	2
History
1 July 1879	Opened as Sutton Coldfield[1]
1 May 1882	Renamed as Sutton Coldfield Town[1]
1 April 1904	Renamed as Sutton Coldfield[1]
2 June 1924	Renamed as Sutton Coldfield Town[1]
1 January 1925	Closed[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

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.[2][3]

The line remains open for freight trains.

References

1. "Station Name: Sutton Coldfield Town". Disused Stations. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 224. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
3. "Sutton Town Station". Rail Around Birmingham. 2004. Retrieved 8 November 2008.

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