Streetly railway station is a disused station on the Midland Railway in England. It was opened in 1879 and closed in 1965,[2] although the track through the station is still in use for freight.
Streetly | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Streetly, Walsall England |
| Coordinates | 52°35′10″N 1°52′26″W / 52.5860°N 1.8738°W |
| Grid reference | SP086986 |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 July 1879 | Opened[1] |
| 18 January 1965 | Closed[1] |
It was located on the corner of Foley Road and Thornhill Road.[3][4] There was a booking office and a ladies' waiting room located on the Birmingham-bound up platform, whilst the Walsall-bound down platform had a smaller waiting room[5] and a signal box upon it.
The down platform had two faces to serve an additional loop on the south side of the main line. The signal box closed from 25th October 1925 and the loop was little used from this date until relayed for the World Scout Jamboree held at Sutton Park in 1957.[6] Around 170 special trains were laid on for this event.[7]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton Park Line and station closed |
Midland Railway Sutton Park Line |
Aldridge Line and station closed |
References
edit- ^ a b "Station Name: Streetly". Disused Stations. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ "Streetly Station". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ "Streetly and the Sutton Park Line". Walsall MBC. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012.
- ^ "Streetly in History". Walsall MBC. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ Yate, Bob (2018). The Midland Railway Route from Wolverhampton: The Story of the Line from Wolverhampton to Walsall, Sutton Park and Water Orton (First ed.). Oakwood Press. p. 73. ISBN 9780853614494.
- ^ Yate, Bob (2018). The Midland Railway Route from Wolverhampton: The Story of the Line from Wolverhampton to Walsall, Sutton Park and Water Orton (First ed.). Oakwood Press. p. 73. ISBN 9780853614494.
- ^ Yate, Bob (2018). The Midland Railway Route from Wolverhampton: The Story of the Line from Wolverhampton to Walsall, Sutton Park and Water Orton (First ed.). Oakwood Press. p. 119. ISBN 9780853614494.
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