Great Bridge North railway station

Great Bridge North railway station

Infobox UK disused station| name = Great Bridge North
line = South Staffordshire Railway| manager = London and North Western Railway
locale = Great Bridge| borough = Sandwell
latitude = 52.5316| longitude = -2.0373| platforms = 2| years1 = 1850| events1 = Opened
years3 = 1964| events3 = Closed|

Great Bridge North railway station was a station on the South Staffordshire Line. It was opened in 1850. British Rail closed the station through the Beeching Axe in 1964. The station was built and served by the South Staffordshire Railway, which later became London, Midland and Scottish Railway (through amalgamation of the London and North Western Railway).

Despite another station existing in Great Bridge from 1866, this station and its Great Western Railway counterpart were both called Great Bridge until just after nationalisation, with North being tagged on the end until closure. Goods trains continued to pass through the site of the station until 1993, by which time no sign of the station remained.

The site of the station is earmarked as the location of a Midland Metro stop which will be opened on the completion of the local tram network's second line in about 2011.

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References

* [http://www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk/Stations/great_bridge_north.php Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Great Bridge North railway station]


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