Spon Lane railway station explained

Spon Lane
Status:Disused
Borough:Smethwick, Sandwell
Country:England
Coordinates:52.5053°N -1.9928°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Pregroup:London and North Western Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Years1:1852
Events1:Opened[1]
Years2:15 June 1964
Events2:Closed

Spon Lane railway station was a railway station in England, built by the London and North Western Railway on their Stour Valley Line in 1852. It served the western part of Smethwick.

The station closed in 1964,[2] although the Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford line/Birmingham 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, and, which opened in 1995 a short distance to the east, now serves the area.

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Notes and References

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