Maxstoke railway station explained

Maxstoke
Status:Disused
Other Name:Coleshill
Country:England
Coordinates:52.494°N -1.6884°W
Original:Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway
Pregroup:Midland Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Years:1839
Events:Station opens as Coleshill
Years1:1 January 1917
Events1:Closed to passenger traffic
Years2:1923
Events2:Renamed Maxstoke
Years3:30 April 1939
Events3:Station closes

Maxstoke railway station was a railway station opened in 1839 as Coleshill by the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway on its original route from Derby to Hampton-in-Arden meeting the London and Birmingham Railway for London. The station served the village of Maxstoke and town of Coleshill in Warwickshire, England.

History

When the BD&JR built its alternative route in Lawley Street in 1842, the line, known as the Stonebridge Railway, lost its importance and the passenger service finished in 1917.[1]

It was renamed Maxstoke in 1923 (while Forge Mills became Coleshill)

Freight services continued until 30 April 1939.[2] The track was removed soon after and the station was demolished.

On 24 February 2014, a local volunteer from Birmingham, with the full permission of a local farmer, began uncovering the platform fascia and brickwork.

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Notes and References

  1. News: . A Picturesque Midland Railway Line . Birmingham Mail . England . 6 January 1917 . 25 January 2022 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  2. News: . LMS Notice. Withdrawal of Goods Train service to and from Maxstoke . Birmingham Mail . England . 15 April 1939 . 25 January 2022 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
  3. . 1914 . 1859–1866 . Midland Railway Miscellaneous Depts . 97 . 24 January 2022.
  4. . 1871 . 1871-1879 Coaching . Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts . 297 . 25 January 2022.
  5. . 1881 . 1881-1898 Coaching . Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts . 297 . 25 January 2022.
  6. . 1899 . 1899-1908 Coaching; Piece 1026 . Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts . 553 . 25 January 2022.