10 February 1842 Station opened | Original company Midland Railway | |
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1 March 1851 Station closed for passengers Similar Granville Street railway st, Icknield Port Road railway st, Church Road railway st, Hockley (Birmingham) railway st, Newton Road railway st | ||
Lawley street railway station top 5 facts
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.
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.