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Spon Lane railway station

Coordinates: 52°30′19″N 1°59′34″W / 52.5053°N 1.9928°W / 52.5053; -1.9928
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Spon Lane
General information
LocationSmethwick, Sandwell
England
Coordinates52°30′19″N 1°59′34″W / 52.5053°N 1.9928°W / 52.5053; -1.9928
Grid referenceSP005897
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1852Opened[1]
15 June 1964Closed

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.[1] 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 Smethwick Galton Bridge, which opened in 1995 a short distance to the east, now serves the area.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Oldbury   London and North Western Railway
Stour Valley Line
  Smethwick Rolfe Street

References

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  1. ^ a b "Spon Lane Station". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Smethwick: Communications". British History Online. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
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