Swan Village railway station

Coordinates: 52°31′42″N 2°00′36″W / 52.5284°N 2.0101°W / 52.5284; -2.0101
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Swan Village
The site of the station in 2017
General information
LocationSwan Village, Sandwell
England
Coordinates52°31′42″N 2°00′36″W / 52.5284°N 2.0101°W / 52.5284; -2.0101
Grid referenceSO994922
Platforms4
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1854Opened[1]
1972Closed[1]
Swan Village former station site, now part of the Midland Metro

Swan Village railway station was a station on the

London Paddington to Birkenhead via Birmingham Snow Hill line. It was opened in 1854.[1]
It was the junction station where the Dudley Branch of the line diverged from the main line. Its location is distinguished by the angled supports for the road bridge at the former station site.

The station was rebuilt between 1959 and 1961 to the designs of the British Rail Western Region architect Ray Moorcroft.[2]

The Dudley branch closed in 1964 as part of the

Midland Metro
route is situated on the other side of this crossing.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Wednesbury Central   Great Western Railway
Birmingham-Wolverhampton (1854–1972)
  West Bromwich
Great Bridge South   Great Western Railway
Birmingham-Wolverhampton Dudley Branch (1854–1964)
 

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Swan Village Station". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  2. .