Castle Bromwich railway station explained

Castle Bromwich
Status:Disused
Borough:Castle Bromwich, Solihull
Country:England
Coordinates:52.5117°N -1.7962°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:4
Original:Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway
Pregroup:Midland Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Events:Station opened
Years1:4 March 1968
Events1:Station closed[1]

Castle Bromwich railway station was a railway station in the Castle Bromwich area of Solihull opened by the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway in 1842.

It was on the line into Birmingham Lawley Street from Water Orton.

Regular passenger services finished in 1968 but afterwards occasional excursions served the station for a few years but unknown when these ceased.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. Pixton, B., (2005) Birmingham-Derby: Portrait of a Famous Route, Runpast Publishing