Himley | |
|---|---|
) Himley station site, only the platform remains and is now a picnic site | |
| Location | Himley, South Staffordshire England |
| Coordinates | 52°31′06″N 2°11′15″W / 52.5182°N 2.1875°W |
| Grid reference | SO873911 |
| Platforms | 2 platforms built but only 1 used |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1925 | Opened[1] |
| 1932 | Closed[1] |
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Himley station, circa 1930. Track was never laid on the Eastern platform.
Himley was a station on the Wombourne Branch Line. Unlike other stops along the route, it was deemed worthy of full station status. It was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1925 and closed in 1932. It served the community around Himley Hall.
A picnic area now stands on the site of the station. It is also part of the South Staffordshire Railway Walk but is the final stretch of track still in situ as after the site is a landfill site.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wombourn | Great Western Railway "The Wombourne Branch" (1925-1932) | Gornal Halt |
References
- ^ a b "Himley Station". Rail Around Birmingham & the West Midlands. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2009). Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury. Middleton Press. figs. 46-48. ISBN 9781906008444. OCLC 286385795.