Oldbury
General information
LocationOldbury, Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell
England
Coordinates52°30′04″N 2°01′01″W / 52.5012°N 2.0170°W / 52.5012; -2.0170
Grid referenceSO989892
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 May 1885Opened
3 March 1915Closed

Oldbury was the terminal station on the Great Western Railway's, half mile (0.8 km) long, Oldbury branch running from Langley Green railway station.[1][2]

History

Oldbury was the second railway station to be opened in the town of Oldbury, in the West Midlands, England. The first railway station was Oldbury and Bromford Lane. This station is still in use and was later renamed to Sandwell and Dudley.[1] However, Oldbury station was nearer to the town centre.

Oldbury station closed on 3 March 1915.[1] The branch line remained open to provide goods facilities to local factories; however, the northern extremity of the line was severed in the late 1960s, by the construction of the M5 Motorway.

References

  1. ^ a b c Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063. CN 8983. Page 38.
  2. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M. Page 177.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Langley Green
Station open, Line closed 		  Great Western Railway
Later British Rail
Oldbury Railway 		  Terminus


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