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Rubery railway station

Coordinates: 52°24′09″N 2°00′54″W / 52.4026°N 2.0151°W / 52.4026; -2.0151
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The remains of the station platforms in 1977
General information
LocationRubery, Birmingham
England
Coordinates52°24′09″N 2°00′54″W / 52.4026°N 2.0151°W / 52.4026; -2.0151
Grid referenceSO990782
Platforms2
History
Original companyMidland Railway and Great Western Railway joint
Pre-groupingMidland Railway and Great Western Railway joint
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway and Great Western Railway joint
Key dates
10 September 1883Opened[1]
April 1919Closed for regular passenger trains[1]
28 August 1960Closed completely[1]

Rubery railway station was a railway station in Rubery, Birmingham, England, on the Great Western Railway and Midland Railway's joint Halesowen Railway line from Old Hill to Longbridge. The station closed in 1919 for regular services but workmen's trains continued until 1958.[1] The station was the location of the only passing loop between Halesowen and Longbridge.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Station Name: Rubery". Disused Stations. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Rubery Station". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. 2004. Retrieved 28 December 2009.

Further reading

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Hunnington
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway and Midland Railway
Halesowen Railway
  Longbridge
Line and station closed