Newton Road railway station

Newton Road
from The Book of the Grand Junction Railway, Thomas Roscoe, 1839
Location
Place	West Bromwich
Area	Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell
Coordinates	52°32′24″N 1°57′51″W / 52.5400°N 1.9641°W / 52.5400; -1.9641Coordinates: 52°32′24″N 1°57′51″W / 52.5400°N 1.9641°W / 52.5400; -1.9641
Operations
Original company	Grand Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Platforms	2
History
1837	Opened
1863	Moved
1902	Return to original site
1945	Closure
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Newton Road railway station was a station of the London and North Western Railway in Sandwell between West Bromwich and Great Barr, England. It lay between Hamstead and the later Tame Bridge Parkway stations on the Chase Line.

As one of the original Grand Junction Railway stations, Newton Road opened in 1837 at grid reference SP025935 but under subsequent LNWR control, it was deemed that a more suitable site should be found and the station was shifted a short distance north-west along the track in 1863 to the junction of Ray Hall Lane with the railway at grid reference SP022939 (a location now buried under the M5 motorway).

However, this move yielded few dividends in passenger numbers so the station was shifted back to its near original position on Newton Road in 1902 where it stayed until final closure in 1945.

External links

• Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Newton Road

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Hamstead		Grand Junction Railway Later London and North Western Railway		Bescot Stadium