Darby End railway station

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Darby End Halt
Darby End station site in 2017.jpg
Station site in 2017
LocationDarby End, Dudley
England
Coordinates52°29′12″N 2°04′03″W / 52.4866°N 2.0676°W / 52.4866; -2.0676Coordinates: 52°29′12″N 2°04′03″W / 52.4866°N 2.0676°W / 52.4866; -2.0676
Grid referenceSO955876
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
21 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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