Lawley Street railway station explained

Lawley Street
Status:Disused
Borough:Bordesley, Birmingham
Country:England
Coordinates:52.4826°N -1.875°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Original:Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway
Pregroup:Midland Railway
Years:10 February 1842
Events:Opened[1]
Years1:1 March 1851
Events1:Closed to passengers[2]

Lawley Street railway station was opened in Birmingham, England on 10 February 1842,[3] by the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway.

The B&DJR had opened on 12 August 1839 with a line to Hampton, where it met the London and Birmingham Railway for passengers from Derby and the North East. Trains would reverse for Birmingham and travel into Curzon Street.

This gave problems from the start and, although it had been planned to run direct through a junction near Stechford, this was not proceeded with. Permission was sought for a new line, via the Tame valley, to a new station nearby.

In 1842, a new line was opened with a new terminus at Lawley Street. This proceeded from a junction at Whitacre with stations at Forge Mills (later renamed Coleshill), Water Orton and Castle Bromwich.

In 1851, the Midland Railway once more began to use Curzon Street with a new spur between Landor Street Junction and Derby Junction. Lawley Street then became a goods depot.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Station Name: Birmingham Lawley Street. Disused Stations. 1 April 2017.
  2. Book: Butt, R.V.J.. 1995. The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil. Patrick Stephens. 9781852605087. 832733511.
  3. News: . On Wednesday Last... . Aris’s Birmingham Gazette . England . 14 February 1842 . 25 October 2017 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  4. Book: Pixton, B.. 2005. Birmingham-Derby: Portrait of a Famous Route. Runpast Publishing. 9781870754637. 63136070.