Aldridge railway station
Aldridge | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Aldridge station, 1951 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Aldridge, Walsall England |
| Coordinates | 52°36′07″N 1°55′16″W / 52.6020°N 1.9212°W |
| Grid reference | SK053005 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 July 1879 | Station Opened |
| 18 January 1965 | Station Closed |
Aldridge railway station is a disused station on the Midland Railway in England. It was opened in 1879 and closed in 1965, although the track through the station is still in use for freight.
History
Opened by the
nationalisation in 1948. The station was closed by the British Railways Board in 1965 as part of the Beeching cuts[1]
and subsequently demolished.
Freight trains still pass the site on the
Sutton Park Line
.
Reopening
In 2009, the
Association of Train Operating Companies included the station in a list of proposed station re-openings.[2]
In February 2021 it was announced that land had been purchased in
Restoring Your Railway program which will fund a business case into reopening the station and electrifying the line. At this time, it was stated that the single platform station could open in 2027.[4]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Streetly Line and station closed |
Sutton Park Line
|
Walsall Line closed, station open | ||
Wolverhampton and Walsall Railway
|
North Walsall Line and station closed | |||
| Terminus | Midland Railway Aldridge to Brownhills Branch |
Walsall Wood Line and station closed |
References
- ^ Flash, Oprah (27 December 2019). "Huge step for new Aldridge railway station plans". birminghammail. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "BBC NEWS - England - Operators call for new rail lines". BBC News. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
- ^ Birmingham Mail, Huge boost for new Aldridge train station plans after £400k land investment, published 9 February 2021
- ^ "Plans approved for a new station at Aldridge in the West Midlands". RailAdvent. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
External links
- Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Aldridge railway station
- Aldridge Web
- OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. OCLC 22311137.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. OCLC 228266687.
- Station on navigable O.S. map
