Lawley Street railway station

Lawley Street
250px An ex-Fastline Class 66 locomotive stands in the Lawley Street Freightliner Terminal, on the site of the old station.
Operations
Original company	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
History
10 February 1842	Station opened
1 March 1851	Station closed for passengers
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Lawley Street railway station was opened in Birmingham in 1842 by the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway.

The B&DJR had opened on 12 August 1839 with a line to Hampton, where it met the London and Birmingham Railway for passengers from Derby and the North East. Trains would reverse for Birmingham and travel into Curzon Street.

File:Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway map.jpg

Sketchmap of Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway

This gave problems from the start and although it had been planned to run direct through a junction near Stechford this was not proceeded with and permission was sought for a new line via the Tame 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 at Whitacre with stations at Forge Mills (later renamed Coleshill), Water Orton and Castle Bromwich.

In 1851, the Midland 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.

External links

• Lawley Street Goods Station - On warwickshirerailways.com
• Visit to Lawley Street Goods Station - railaroundbirmingham.co.uk