Lawley Street | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Bordesley,Birmingham England | ||||
| Coordinates | 52°28′57″N1°52′30″W / 52.4826°N 1.8750°W /52.4826; -1.8750 | ||||
| Grid reference | SP085871 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 10 February 1842 | Opened[1] | ||||
| 1 March 1851 | Closed to passengers[2][page needed] | ||||
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Lawley Street railway station was opened inBirmingham, England on 10 February 1842,[3] by theBirmingham and Derby Junction Railway.[1]
The B&DJR had opened on 12 August 1839 with a line toHampton, where it met theLondon and Birmingham Railway for passengers fromDerby and the North East. Trains would reverse for Birmingham and travel intoCurzon Street.
This gave problems from the start and, although it had been planned to run direct through a junction nearStechford, this was not proceeded with. Permission was sought for a new line, via theTame valley, to a new station nearby.
In 1842, a new line was opened with a new terminus at Lawley Street. This proceeded from a junction atWhitacre with stations atForge Mills (later renamed Coleshill),Water Orton andCastle Bromwich.
In 1851, theMidland Railway once more began to use Curzon Street with a new spur between Landor Street Junction and Derby Junction. Lawley Street then became a goods depot.[4][page needed]
