Darby End railway station

Former railway station in England

52°29′12″N 2°04′03″W / 52.4866°N 2.0676°W / 52.4866; -2.0676Grid referenceSO955876Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyGreat Western RailwayPre-groupingGreat Western RailwayPost-groupingGreat Western RailwayKey dates21 August 1905Opened[1]15 June 1964Closed[1]

Darby End Halt was a station on the former Great Western Railway's Bumble Hole Line between Blowers Green and Old Hill.

It opened in 1905 and closed in 1964,[2] as part of the Beeching Axe.

References

  1. ^ a b "Station Name: Darby End Halt". Disused Stations. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Darby End Halt". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. Retrieved 31 March 2017.

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Stourbridge to Wolverhampton. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 38-40. ISBN 9781906008161. OCLC 261924375.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Windmill End   Great Western Railway
Later British Rail
Bumble Hole Line (1878-1964)
  Old Hill High Street
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