Albion railway station (England) explained

Albion
Status:Disused
Borough:Oldbury, Sandwell
Country:England
Coordinates:52.5169°N -2.0245°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Pregroup:London and North Western Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Years1:1 July 1852
Events1:Station opened
Years2:1 February 1960
Events2:Station closed

Albion railway station was a railway station in England, built by the London and North Western Railway on their Stour Valley Line in 1852.[1] It served the town of Oldbury, and was located near to Union Road.

History

Opened by the Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Stour Valley Railway,[2] then absorbed into the London and North Western Railway, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. The station was then closed by the British Transport Commission.

The site today

The station closed in 1960, although the Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line loop from the West Coast Main Line still runs through the site of the station today.

There is little evidence of the location of the station on the ground today; Oldbury is now served by Sandwell and Dudley railway station.

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Albion Station. Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. 31 March 2017.
  2. Web site: West Bromwich: Communications. British History Online. 31 March 2017.